BIOL 4900 — Biology Research Capstone

1 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath CENUpath WIusually offered: springNo campus, no room neededOnlineOne-On-OneOnline

Offers a capstone experience for biology majors who are concurrently registered for BIOL 4991 or BIOL 4994, in which they are conducting original research under the guidance of an approved mentor. Students conduct a literature search, write a research proposal, conduct the proposed research (in the context of the concurrent 4-SH research course), orally present the research, and produce a final research report. Requires students to reflect on and integrate their prior learning, participate in peer feedback, and revise their work in response to peer and instructor feedback.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - ENGW 3307 (min D-)
  - ENGW 3315 (min D-)
- one of:
  - BIOL 4991 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
  - BIOL 4994 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Fall 2023	1	4	10	40%	6.0
Spring 2024	1	3	10	30%	7.0
Spring 2025	1	11	10	110%	0.0
Spring 2026	1	19	10	190%	0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%

Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Meredith Sweeney (71% of students) · reviews
Gail Begley (29% of students) · reviews

Spring

Meredith Sweeney (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

Official catalog (BIOL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOL courses · Plan it at numap.app