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Biology (BIOL) 495/496

Biology Projects (Revision 1)

BIOL495/496 Course website

Delivery Mode: Individualized study (with or without lab)

Credits:3 each

Area of Study: Science

Prerequisite: For BIOL 495: at least 15 credits (at least 9 in the senior level) in biology and permission of the professor. For BIOL 496: BIOL 495.

Before registering, students must submit an acceptable project proposal to the course coordinator, Dr. John Ulici-Petrut.

Faculty: Faculty of Science & Technology

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BIOL 495/496 are not available for challenge.

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Overview

BIOL 495 and BIOL 496 are based on contracted study arrangements between each student and an approved supervisor. Students improve their skills to choose and define problems; obtain information from libraries or experiments; organize facts and ideas; and report ideas and conclusions in written form.

These courses are for students who wish to carry out projects in biology or to obtain formal recognition, through these courses of biology-related skills and training they have received on the job (e.g., agriculture, forestry, or industry). A student may do one three-credit project (BIOL 495) or two three-credit projects (BIOL 495 and BIOL 496).

These courses may involve library, field, or lab work as agreed to by the student and the supervisor. Students are expected to obtain and pay for all materials used in the projects. Project supervisors may be paid an honorarium by the University for their services. Before registering, students must submit an acceptable project proposal to the course coordinator, Dr. John Ulici-Petrut.

Evaluation

The assessment for these courses is based upon the student's written reports and other work as outlined in his or her learning contract. The evaluation is based on the project supervisor's assessment of the student's work. BIOL 495 and BIOL 496 are excluded from the challenge for credit policy. To receive credit, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least a "D" (50 per cent).

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 1, 1994.

 

Last updated by SAS  02/26/2013 11:16:12