The Science with Practice program gives you the opportunity to build upon your interests and career goals. Students work closely with faculty and staff on a specific project, gaining hands-on experience relevant to their chosen career path while receiving academic credit and money for the work.
Get Started
- Getting Started:
- Establish mentor/mentee relationship
- Reach out to swpteam@iastate.edu
- Complete and submit a SWP Student & Mentor Commitment Form
- Register for Science with Practice course (AGEDS 3120) on WorkDay for academic credit
- Come to the first day of class
Opportunity Type
- Academic
- Undergraduate Research
Skills and Competencies
- Communication
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Innovation
- Personal Development
- Professional Development
- Technology
Eligible Majors
- Agricultural and Life Sciences Education
- Agriculture and Life Sciences Exploration
- Agricultural Communication
- Agricultural and Rural Policy Studies
- Agricultural Business
- Agricultural Studies
- Agricultural Systems Technology
- Agronomy
- Animal Ecology
- Animal Science
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Culinary Food Science
- Dairy Science
- Diet and Exercise
- Dietetics
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Food Science
- Forestry
- Genetics
- Global Resource Systems
- Horticulture
- Industrial Technology
- International Agriculture
- Microbiology
- Nursing
- Nutritional Science
- Seed Science
For Students In
- First year
- Second year
- Third year
- Fourth year and beyond
Semester Offered
- Fall
- Spring
Badge
- Research Impact