BIOL 196 KS -Natural Science Research I

Institution: Pitzer/Scripps

Description: Students will gain experience working independently on a natural science research experience, whether it involves field, laboratory, or data investigation and must be taken in collaboration with a Keck Science faculty member. The format and expectations of the research will be mutually agreed upon at the start of the semester. At the end of the semester, students will complete a project which could include things such as a reflection paper, an oral or poster presentation, a lab notebook, a dataset, a protocol, a figure, etc. This course is a 0.25 credit course with a 3-5 hour commitment each week. The course is taken pass/fail and can be repeated up to the maximum allowed by the student’s home college, with the same research mentor or with different research mentors. May not be applied toward major requirements. In any semester, students may take only one Natural Science Research course at Keck Science.