Summer Program ERIRA/Astr 111L

<p>I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this summer program with Dr. Reichart.
I'm taking his Astr 101 class and I think it's pretty interesting. He's definitely very passionate about the subject and well-intentioned.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.physics.unc.edu/%7Ereichart/astr111l.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.physics.unc.edu/~reichart/astr111l.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>From this website, I gathered it's a pretty fun/engaging program to go to, but the fact that we have to write 2 ten-page papers kind of makes me hesitate.
I like the research/explore aspects of it, but I would rather it be something graded on genuine effort and interest rather than actual graded papers.
I'm wondering about the grade distribution for Astr 111L (I couldn't find it on blinkness) and experiences anyone has had with this class.
I'd appreciate any advice on this as well!</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>