Capstone Requirement for Majors
Cell Majors must complete one approved capstone course. The capstone requirement can be fulfilled by Virology (CELL 3230), Regenerative Biology (CELL 3400), Principles of Immunology (CELL 4250), Principles of Biomedical Writing (CELL 4260), Advanced Molecular Biology (CELL 4440), Genome Biology (CELL 4450), Molecular Biology of Cancer (CELL 4710), Independent Studies (CELL 4910/4920), or Honors Thesis (CELL 5000).
Using Independent Study (CELL 4910/4920) to Fulfill Your Capstone Requirement
To be considered for Capstone fulfillment, an Independent Study must be a laboratory research project that is taken for 3 hours credit. Fulfillment of the Cell and Molecular Biology Major Capstone Component through an Independent Study (CELL 5110) is by instructor approval and satisfactory completion of the following:
- The student learns how to read the scientific literature under faculty supervision.
- The student presents a project before the end of the semester.
- The format of the project can be a written paper, a poster defense, or an oral presentation.
- The project must include the rationale for the project, the materials and methods, the experimental results, and an interpretation of the data.
- The project is in a forum open for assessment by other members of the Cell and Molecular Biology faculty. (These third-party assessments do not count towards the student’s grade for the associated independent study.)
Cell Department Form for Independent Study and Honors Thesis
Cell Course offerings by Semester
