Office of Undergraduate Research
Research Distinction

Requirements


Requirements


Requirements for the Research Distinction are listed below. Students must complete all the requirements at the time of application to be awarded the Research Distinction.

*Students who complete semester-long research experiences (ex. capstone, thesis, creative activities) are encouraged to apply, but are required to workshop, present or publish or submit their work after the semester experience. 

Requirements for Research Distinction
Steps Requirements for Research Distinction
Complete Faculty-Mentored Research

Complete at a minimum, 5 months of faculty-mentored research, scholarship, or creative activity during your time at CPP.

*Complete a semester-long research experience (capstone, thesis, creative activities)

Present at a Conference

Present research at the Cal Poly Pomona Student RSCA Conference, Cal Poly Pomona Creative Activities and Research Symposium or a Professional Research Conference.

*Present after the semester experience.

Publish a Full Paper or Scholarly Work or Submit a Paper to a Peer Review Journal

Publish a full paper or scholarly work related to the research or creative activity to Bronco Scholar or any Peer Reviewed journal.

Submitting a paper to a Peer Review Journal requires proof of submission, not acceptance.

*Publish after the semester experience.
Examples of accepted work include full research reports and videos of performances. Examples of work not accepted for this requirement are PowerPoint presentations, research summaries, abstract submissions or poster submissions. If you have questions regarding suitable materials for your scholarly work, please email our-cpp@cpp.edu.