VIP Student Information

• Courses are one-credit and last for a full semester. You may only enroll in one VIP course per semester.
• VIP Teams don’t belong to any one department but instead are UMD-wide courses. The course number is UST 3000 or UST 5000.
• If you’re an undergraduate, enroll in UST 3000; if you’re a graduate student, enroll in UST 5000.
• At this time, enrollment in a VIP Team counts toward your total graduation credits and provides an opportunity for you to develop career skills that you can include on your resume.
• The project you work on is also something you can list on your resume and talk about in internship and job interviews, helping you to stand out from other applicants in the pool.

• We highly encourage you to plan to stay with your VIP Team for multiple semesters.  
• Real-world projects aren’t completed in a semester. They take time to build and grow.
• By enrolling in the course multiple times, you will not only earn more credit but also build leadership and mentoring skills as you become one of the senior members of the team!

Every VIP Team will operate a little differently, but your grade on any VIP Team will be comprised of three areas:

• Your teamwork and interaction with the Team
• Your documentation of your work throughout the semester
• Your intellectual contributions to the overall team project

• During the whole semester, you will work together with your peers on a real-world project for 2-4 hours per week outside of your weekly meeting.
• VIP Teams will present their work at the SAIL Showcase or other venue every semester.