Original student laboratory and/or field research of a biological problem under faculty supervision, culminating in a bachelor’s thesis when approved. The student interested in research seeks out a staff member willing to direct the work and to chair the student's faculty committee. The student submits to his or her prospective research director a written proposal of the project. The staff member then forms a committee with two other faculty members to consider the student’s research proposal and the merit of research accomplished, to approve the preparation of a thesis, and to recommend acceptance of the thesis to the discipline (or division when inter-disciplinary). Approval of the student research proposal should be received no later than the end of the student’s junior year. The student presents his or her work in a public forum at a time set by his or her committee. Prerequisites: biology major and instructor’s consent.
Grade Basis: Letter Grade
Credits: 4.0
