A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.8 is required for a student to register for an independent study/ research course in biological sciences. A maximum of 6 credits of laboratory-based independent study, research, or honors projects may be used to fulfill the elective credits requirement in biology. The independent study/research form, available from the Advising Office of the Office of Undergraduate Instruction, must be completed and signed by the professor in whose laboratory the student will study, prior to initiating the research project. A special permission number from the Advising Office of the Office of Undergraduate Instruction is necessary for registration. Students may not earn academic credit for laboratory projects for which they are being paid.
