BIOG 4990

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BIOG 4990
Independent Undergraduate Research in Biology

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

For students with previous undergraduate experience conducting biological research at Cornell. Students enrolled for this credit should be doing independent work on their own project. Any Cornell faculty member whose research field is biological in nature may serve as supervisor for this course. Non-Cornell supervisors are not acceptable.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: one semester BIOG 2990 or equivalent or permission of instructor.

Course Attribute (CU-UGR)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SU, 2024SP

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Comments To enroll: discuss the research project, student responsibilies, and semester goals with the research supervisor, and then complete the online enrollment form.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-8 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17041 BIOG 4990   RSC 701

    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

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  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Students from all colleges must submit a Biological Sciences Independent Research Enrollment Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/biological-sciences/research-internships/research-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves using a permission number.

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