The following is a listing of 3-credit and 6-credit undergraduate research courses. All courses must have a designated BC faculty mentor. Students should register for their faculty mentor's section of a research course. Additional sections can be generated if a particular faculty member does not already have a section listed on the University registration system.
One semester of a research course is sufficient to satisfy the department's advanced lab requirement. Two semesters of undergraduate research satisfies BOTH an upper-division elective AND the advanced lab requirement. Additional research courses are considered electives toward graduation but do not satisfy additional biology major requirements.
BIOLOGY MAJORS - RESEARCH COURSES (3 credits)
Courses should not be repeated. Students will probably not take all courses as they advance through the sequence of research courses.
- BI 461 - Undergraduate Research I (fall)
- BI 462 - Undergraduate Research II (spring)
- BI 465 - Advanced Undergraduate Research I (fall)
- BI 466 - Advanced Undergraduate Research II (spring)
- BI 467 - Biology Honors Thesis Research I (fall) - requires application and Dept. invitation
- BI 468 - Biology Honors Thesis Research II (spring) - requires application and Dept. invitation
- BI 475 - Senior Thesis Research I (fall)
- BI 476 - Senior Thesis Research II (spring)
BIOCHEMISTRY MAJORS - RESEARCH COURSES
The two courses together satisfy the biochemistry lab requirement.
- BI 463 - Research in Biochemistry I (fall)
- BI 464 - Research in Biochemistry II (spring)
SCHOLAR OF THE COLLEGE RESEARCH PROGRAM (6 credits)
The Scholar of the College program is administered by the Dean's Office.
- BI 499 - Advanced Independent Research (biology majors)
- BI 498 - Advanced Independent Research in Biochemistry (biochemistry majors)
OFF-CAMPUS RESEARCH OPTIONS (3 credits)
These courses require both a BC mentor and a qualified off-campus mentor. These courses do not require a lab fee. Students enrolled in this sequence of courses are eligible to participate in the biology honors program and the undergraduate research poster session.
- BI 470 - Undergraduate Research Investigations I (fall)
- BI 471 - Undergraduate Research Investigations II (spring)
- BI 472 - Advanced Undergraduate Research Investigations I (fall)
- BI 473 - Advanced Undergraduate Research Investigations II (spring)