Toward that end, undergraduates may work as junior members of a faculty research team, where they have the opportunity to learn how to formulate a significant question, evolve a procedure to investigate it, gather and examine evidence, and evaluate and share results with the scientific community. The Undergraduate Research Program is sponsored by the University Honors Program but is open to all interested undergraduates.
Undergraduate research can begin as early as the freshman year.
Advisers in the program office can help you clarify your research interests and identify and approach appropriate faculty members. Most students earn academic credit for their research assistance, but in some cases, usually during the summer, a stipend is available. Special research opportunities are open to undergraduates participating in the University Honors Program or the Science and Engineering Scholars Program . Science Scholars may spend 10 weeks during the summer following their sophomore year conducting research under the guidance of a faculty member and receive a stipend for their work. For honors students, undergraduate research may culminate in the senior thesis required for an Honors Degree or Degree with Distinction.