Independent Laboratory Research

2-6 credits · Undergraduate

Original student research on a project supervised by VU or VUMC faculty member. Topic must involve biological research; strictly clinical research is ineligible. Participants ordinarily expected to have overall grade point average of B or better. Registration requires application and approval by research mentor, co-mentor (if mentor is not from Biological Sciences), and course coordinator. Some independence in design and execution of problem. Prerequisite: BSCI 3861. May be repeated for credit more than once, but students may earn only up to 6 credits per semester of enrollment. [2-6]