The Department of Biological Sciences
RESEARCH GUIDELINES
The Department of Biological Sciences offers students majoring in the Biological Sciences the option of completing a research thesis. Students planning to attend graduate school or fill research-oriented positions in the future are encouraged to participate in research, at least at the level defined by the minimum requirements for the thesis option. Others may choose to conduct some research, but not to the extent of fulfilling the requirements of the thesis option.
| Minimum Requirements | ||||
| Non-thesis Option | Thesis Option | Courses Available | ||
| Senior Year | Spring | BIO 353 BIO 354 | BIO 353 BIO 354 | |
| Fall | BIO 355 | BIO 353 BIO 355 | BIO 353 BIO 354 BIO 355 | |
| Junior Year | Spring | BIO 353 | ||
| Fall | BIO 350 | BIO 350 | BIO 243 BIO 350 | |
| Sophomore Year | Fall & Spring | BIO 243 |
Courses
BIO 243 Independent Research (before completion of BIO 350)
BIO 350 Junior Colloquium (Fall of Junior year)
BIO 353 Independent Research (after completion of BIO 350)
BIO 354 Thesis and Presentation
BIO 355 Science, Ethics and Society (Fall of Senior year)
Thesis Option
Thesis Guidelines
