Texas State Peer Mentoring Application
First-Year Peer Mentors are upper-level students who provide continued positive peer support to help students transition to Texas State socially and academically.
The priority deadline is Wednesday, May 22 at 11:59 p.m. We encourage you to submit your full application, including recommendation(s), by this deadline as we will be reviewing and interviewing those applicants first.
The final deadline to have all your materials submitted is Friday, June 7 at 11:59 p.m.
Peer Mentor Responsibilities:
- Attend 2 assigned US 1100 and/or ELAR 1300 courses
- Attend a weekly meeting with the Peer Mentoring team
- Meet with all mentees at least once a semester (around 30 - 60 mentees, depending on section sizes)
- Hold 2 hours of office hours to complete administrative duties
- Hold 2 - 4 hours of Bobcat Study Hours to model good study habits
- Encourage attendance at academic/social events around campus
- Help students become familiar with university resources and refer them as needed
- Assist students in interacting with faculty members
- Log meeting interactions and submit weekly timesheets
- Participate in training before the start of the semester and throughout the semester as needed
Peer Mentor Eligibility:
- Minimum 2.75 Texas State GPA (3.00 GPA preferred)
- Texas State student for minimum of one academic year (or about 30 credit hours)
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Positive attitude
- Active member of the Texas State community
- Successful completion of US 1100 preferred
- 60+ credit hours completed preferred
- Available to commit as a Peer Mentor for one academic year
- Must be available to attend Peer Mentoring training
Peer Mentors will receive a wage of $13.00/hour and may work up to 15 hours a week.
Please have the following prepared to submit at the end of this form:
- Resume
- Unofficial transcript
Additionally, you will be required to have one recommendation form (two recommendations preferred) submitted by a full-time Texas State faculty or staff member; recommendation forms from Graduate Assistants or other student staff will not be considered. Please send the link below to your recommender(s) to complete by either May 22 for the priority deadline or June 7 for the final deadline.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed after the priority deadline, May 22, and again after the final deadline, June 7. Interviews will be extended after each review period and final offers will be given after each round of interviews.
