Bachelor of Science in Biology - Research Option

This plan enables students to do 9 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 6 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; 3 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 6 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.