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Mentoring Undergraduate Student Experience |
MUSE was facilitated by the WorkTech Research Lab & the Psychology Department at San Francisco State University. Due to budget limitations, this program was disbanded in the Fall semester of 2025.
About the Program
San Francisco State University is home to a diverse group of students who represent a variety of backgrounds and experiences. As part of the educational program, it will benefit undergraduate students to provide them with a program that supports them in learning about and understanding more on the path to graduate school.
The Mentoring Undergraduate Student Experience (MUSE) program was provided by the Psychology department which educated undergraduates on the experience and opportunities of graduate school and paired undergraduates with current or recent graduate students to engage in mentoring activities to help understand and guide the process of considering, researching, preparing for, and applying to graduate school.
This program was targeted at Undergraduate students who were interested in learning more about graduate school and planning to apply within the next 12 months. This program provided a resource to students who might traditionally be underserved and uninformed in this area (e.g., first generation students).
This program further sought to provide mentoring opportunities to graduate students to meet with and share their experience with undergraduates about why they chose to go to graduate school, how they selected programs to apply to, what their application experience was like, and any advice they had. Having an opportunity to be a mentor was an invaluable experience to include on a resume or as part of an application which was transferrable to the graduate student's future careers.
Due to budget limitations, this program was disbanded in the Fall semester of 2025.
The Mentoring Undergraduate Student Experience (MUSE) program was provided by the Psychology department which educated undergraduates on the experience and opportunities of graduate school and paired undergraduates with current or recent graduate students to engage in mentoring activities to help understand and guide the process of considering, researching, preparing for, and applying to graduate school.
This program was targeted at Undergraduate students who were interested in learning more about graduate school and planning to apply within the next 12 months. This program provided a resource to students who might traditionally be underserved and uninformed in this area (e.g., first generation students).
This program further sought to provide mentoring opportunities to graduate students to meet with and share their experience with undergraduates about why they chose to go to graduate school, how they selected programs to apply to, what their application experience was like, and any advice they had. Having an opportunity to be a mentor was an invaluable experience to include on a resume or as part of an application which was transferrable to the graduate student's future careers.
Due to budget limitations, this program was disbanded in the Fall semester of 2025.
Training Videos
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MUSE Mentee Training - for Undergrad Students
“Graduate School Basics” |
MUSE Mentor Training - for Graduate Students
“Being a Mentor” |
