Help CenterFor those interested in becoming a UX Academy Mentor.
As of May 23, 2022, UX Academy consists of 3 phases:
- Phase 1: Practicum: the most theory-heavy part, taking them through the whole UX process and exposing students to techniques.
- Phase 2: Capstones and Portfolio: students prepare the V1 of their portfolio, and practice their learnings while building 3 capstone projects.
- Career Services: students polish their portfolio and practice for interviews while job hunting with the help of their career coaches.
Students will choose one of two tracks:
Part-Time Track
- Program duration: 30 weeks
- Student time commitment: at least 20/hrs per week
- Mentor sessions per week: 1
- Mentor Sessions in Phase 1: 14
- Mentor Sessions in Phase 2: 16
- Group Crit sessions per week: 1
- Total Group Crit sessions: 22
- Pauses: 2
Full-Time Track
- Program duration: 15 weeks
- Student time commitment: at least 40/hrs per week
- Mentor sessions per week: 2
- Mentor Sessions in Phase 1: 12
- Mentor Sessions in Phase 2: 14
- Group Crit sessions per week: 1
- Total Group Crit sessions: 12
- Pauses: 2
NOTE
- Mentor sessions are 60 minutes.
- UX Academy mentor payout is $60 per session.
- Students will have the same mentor in Phases 1 and 2 unless a mentor switch is requested.
- Students are paired with a Career Coach in Career Services (Phase 3).