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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2015-2016
senior year, the fall and Exploration terms of the senior year, the spring
of the junior year and the fall of the senior year, the summer before the
senior year and the fall term of the senior year, the spring term of the
junior year and the summer before the senior year, or, in exceptional
instances, the Exploration and spring terms of the junior year.
When research is performed during the spring, summer, or fall terms,
students will register for BI 470 or BI 472 Directed Research, for one unit
of credit per term; in the Exploration term, students will register for BI
499. During the first term of Directed Research, students will consult with
their research advisors and the course facilitator to (a) lead a discussion
of a research article related to their project, (b) develop and write a formal
research proposal, (c) give an oral presentation of the proposal to the
class, and (d) begin their research. During the second term, students will
(a) give a progress report, (b) finish their research, (c) write a thesis in the
form of a scientific article, and (d) prepare an oral presentation of their
research project.
(2) Give a twenty-minute oral presentation of their research results and
analysis to the discipline and the College community.
(3) Write a thesis in formal research style presenting the experimental
results and analysis.
(4) Take the E. T. S. Major Field Test in Biology.
Minor Requirements
The following courses are required (6 units):
BI 115
BI 125 or HON 126
BI 215 or BI 220
BI 225
CH 120 or CH 149
one additional unit in BI at the 300 level or above
Internships, Exploration term projects, and teaching experience may not
count toward the minor.