BIOL 490 Biology Internship
This course involves practical experience in an approved biology-related work situation. The experience will be supervised by a site supervisor as well as a member of the Biology faculty, who will make at least one visit to the job site. The student will maintain and submit a folio of experiences and write a final paper summarizing the experience and the knowledge gained from it. The student is responsible for meeting all living and travel expenses. Credit hours awarded are determined on a case-by-case basis by the Department Chair and Biology Internship Coordinator and in accord with university policy. Course grade will be determined based on the written evaluations by the field supervisor and written report rendered by the student. This course cannot be used to satisfy the biology elective requirements for the biology major or biology minor. Prerequisites: C or better in BIOL 299 and BIOL 303, a minimum 2.6 science GPA, and a minimum 2.75 institutional GPA. One to three credit hours.