Getting Started
1. The first thing you should do is a bit of research of your own. Consult the to see which professors you would like to work with on their particular research projects.
2. After you have reviewed the web pages list of research opportunities and have a few professors with projects that could interest you, you have a few decisions to make before contacting the professors:
a. Think about how much time per week that you have to complete research. Typically, a professor requires 3 to 4 hours of work per week for each credit hour that a student earns. Keep in mind that if you are being paid for research you cannot earn credit for those hours in which you are paid. However, if a professor can partially fund you than you can split funding and credit hours, depending on the amount of time you can work per week.
b. Honors students should decide in their junior year if they would like to consider a Honors Thesis project before contacting the instructor so they are prepared to talk with the instructor about in depth projects that they can work on. You can find more about writing an honors thesis and its implications at the college's website.
3. Finally, contact the professor(s) directly that you are interested in working with to inquire about research opportunities. To be best prepared you should be able to indicate an area of their research that you would like to work on. This will give the faculty a better idea of what projects you may be available for.
4. Once you have secured the approval of a faculty member and established the number of credit hours and type of research, email the undergraduate advisor to schedule the number of hours of research for each quarter. In your email, please indicate the type of research (693 or H783), the number of credit hours and the professor that you will be working with.
Please note that you will not automatically be scheduled for research each quarter. You must email the undergraduate advisor each quarter with the required information to be registered for the course.
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