Introduction to Research

Catalog description

Students are paired with faculty research mentors who prepare them for research. This is primarily accomplished by searching, reading, and summarizing scientific literature relevant to the field of research. Students enrolled in this course also gain valuable research training in relevant laboratory techniques and laboratory safety. Students are required to attend weekly departmental seminars, participate and complete scientific literature assignments, and complete an annotated bibliography. This is a pass/fail course that requires students earn a minimum grade of 80% to pass.