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Juniors and seniors may register for\u00a0BISC-490 Directed Research<\/a><\/p>\n

Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Support of a USC faculty sponsor<\/li>\n
  2. Submission of an application through the Department of Biological Sciences.\u00a0Use link above.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. A minimum 3.0 GPA (science and cumulative).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If students sign up for 4 units of BISC-490, they are expected to spend a minimum of 12-16 hours per week in the lab (i.e. 3-4 hours of lab work per credit hour). Some students prefer to pursue their project by signing up for 2 credits of 490 in two consecutive semesters (i.e., eight to 10 hours per week of lab work for two semesters). Students who pursue this option are expected to work on the same project with the same sponsor both semesters.<\/p>\n

    Selection of a faculty sponsor is an important aspect of the research experience. The selection of a sponsor is a student-initiated process and should involve becoming familiar with several faculty members\u2019 research interests. The process should begin with a web search and\/or by reading published papers.<\/p>\n

    You can find HEB faculty information\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Most faculty will accept undergraduates in their laboratories if they have space and funding, and if they are impressed by a student\u2019s interest and preparation. Once familiar with rules and regulations for 490 projects, a student should make a list of the faculty members whose research they are interested and contact them to set up an appointment. Be aware that faculty members are very busy and students need to plan well in advance to meet with them, write a proposal with their guidance, and meet the deadline for submission.<\/p>\n

    BISC research applications must be\u00a0submitted to\u00a0Linda Bazilian<\/a>\u00a0in AHF 107 F, by the end of the first week of classes in the semester in which you wish to enroll.<\/strong> Please make arrangements to meet with your sponsor well in advance, and allow two weeks for a decision from the department chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":916,"featured_media":2038,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2031","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBISC-490 Directed Research - Human and Evolutionary Biology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/heb\/bisc-490\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BISC-490 Directed Research - 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