Levels of Research Engagement
•Apprentice:  explores and volunteers.  
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•Fellow:  learns techniques and begins to develop ideas for a project. 
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•Scholar:  designs and completes a comprehensive project.
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Slide 19
At UCLA we define three levels of engagement in research, and students are encouraged to begin as freshmen.

As an apprentice, the student explores the nature of research and scholarly work in a specific field.

As a research fellow, the student learns basic skills appropriate to the field and begins to develop ideas for a project.

Then, as a research scholar, the student designs and works on a comprehensive project and writes a scholarly paper.