Bachelor of Science in Biology - Research Option

This plan enables students to do nine credit hours of supervised research with a biology faculty member over two-three semesters. With faculty guidance, students write a brief proposal, perform independent, original research, and write a thesis about their work. The thesis is evaluated by two biology faculty members and is presented in Senior Seminar. The first six credit hours of the Research Option are taken as BIOL 2699/4699 (research for credit) or BIOL 2698/4698 (research for pay). Students then take BIOL 4910 (Honors Thesis; three hours) in their final semester and a two-hour writing course, LCC 4700 Undergraduate Thesis Writing. This writing course can be counted as a biology elective. A maximum of six credit hours of BIOL 4699 can be counted as biology electives. BIOL 2699 counts as free elective credits.

Completing this program gives students a "Research Option" designation on their transcripts.