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Interested in gaining research experience?

Research courses provide an opportunity to develop your skills and explore a specific aspect of Biology under the supervision of a faculty member.

Choose from the following courses:

BISC 298 - Introduction to Undergraduate Research in Biological Sciences (3)
BISC 497W - Undergraduate Research: Writing Intensive (3)
BISC 498 - Undergraduate Research I (3)
BISC 499 - Undergraduate Research II (3)
BISC 490 - Research Design (5)
BISC 491 - Research Technique (5)
BISC 492W - Research Reporting (5)

BISC 490, BISC 491 and BISC 492W are components of the Independent Study Semester (ISS or Honours Project), and all three must be taken either concurrently or in separate terms. Please check the linked course descriptions for required pre-requisites or contact an advisor for details.

A+	Substantial initiative (e.g., in developing questions, methods, experiments, analysis, writing) coupled with substantial output. Excellent work overall, with quality at the level of peer-reviewed scientific literature level.
A	Some initiative and excellent execution across all aspects of the project.
A-	Good execution across almost all aspects of the project.
B+	Minimal initiative and/or some shortcomings in execution of experiments, organization of data and record keeping, understanding and interpretation of results, writing and/ or effort.
B	Minimal initiative and/or multiple shortcomings in execution of experiments, organization of data and record keeping, understanding and interpretation of results, writing and/ or effort.
B- or lower	Severe shortcomings in one or more of the following: initiative, execution of experiments, organization of data and record keeping, understanding and interpretation of results, writing and/ or effort.

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