Would you like to introduce your field to undergraduates? Would students benefit from small, topic or skill-oriented half-semester courses? Would you like to introduce undergraduates to the types and standards of research in your discipline? Then consider offering a SOUL course!
SOUL courses are small, in-person, 1-credit courses graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U). Enrollment is capped at 14 students. Courses should be academic in nature but can be topic-based, skill-oriented, methods-focused, or designed to introduce students to the types and standards of inquiry in a particular field. Course content should be accessible to KSAS first-years and sophomores, regardless of major.
Courses run during Fall Term II and typically meet once a week, for five class sessions, for a total of 12.5 hours of instruction. No class sessions should be held during reading week or the final exam period. Some form of assessment is required, and student attendance is mandatory.
We expect to select approximately 18 courses from the proposals submitted. Instructors will also be asked to attend a course preparation virtual meeting. Instructors are paid $2,000 per course.
Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and staff are eligible to teach SOUL courses.
Key Dates
Wed., July 8: Course proposal form opens
Tues., August 18 at 4:59pm: Deadline for submission
On or about Mon., August 31: Applicants notified of their acceptance status
Thurs., September 3: Course production surveys due
Mon., September 14: SOUL enrollment opens
October 27 through December 11: Fall Term II
Click here for the course proposal form.
If you would like help with your course proposal or have questions about the SOUL program, please contact Amber Glaros ([email protected] ). Allon Brann ([email protected] ) and the Teaching Academy staff are also available to support instructors as they develop their proposals and prepare to teach. Teaching a SOUL course fulfills Phase III of the Teaching Academy’s certificate of completion program.