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PHSL 4095 can be either a library project course, or a laboratory project course. The laboratory course option is offered when appropriate laboratory experiences are available. The course offers the student an opportunity to choose, with the help of the Physiology advisor, a topic of interest and an appropriate faculty mentor for the course. For summa cum laude honors in particular the same faculty mentor should serve for both semesters, and the second semester project should be an extension of work done in the first semester. Students interested in taking PHSL 4095 should discuss their intentions with a Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology faculty member and/or a Physiology advisor.
The student will present for a course grade, at the end of each semester, a paper describing the project. Specifics of the course paper will be arranged with the faculty mentor for the course, but the paper must be written in sound scientific style and demonstrate acquired knowledge and insight into the research. The guidelines for the PHSL 3062W paper are a good starting point.