Overview
Courses
498R - Directed Reading
Variable credit with a limit of 4 hours. This course is intended to allow NBB majors to receive academic credit for independent and faculty-mentored ARCHIVAL research or writing that will, hopefully, be a prelude to conducting laboratory research under the guidance of the same mentor. Because of this, the 498 course may not be taken concurrently with NBB 499R. Majors may count either the 498R OR the 499R course as an elective (4 hr) toward the major - NOT both.
499R Undergraduate Research
Independent research in Neurobiology/Behavior. Research participation open to junior and senior NBB students. Variable credit, maximum 4 hours per semester. Maximum 4 semesters hours accepted towards the B.S. degree requirements. Counts as 8 hours toward general hours to graduate. NBB 499 registrants are required to attend bi-weekly meetings to discuss review papers of invited seminar speakers and to present progress reports of their ongoing research.
Permission of instructor required. NBB 221 must be taken by the second semester of NBB 499R. NOTE: Psych 230 cannot be used as a replacement for the NBB 221 prerequisite. Majors may count either the 498 OR the 499 course as an elective (4 hr) toward the major - NOT both.
Honors Progam in Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology
All qualified NBB majors are invited to attend a meeting early in their senior year. At this meeting, students can formally register for the Honors Program. Keep in mind that you also need to attend the fall meeting run by Dr. Harvey Klehr for all college honors students; if you miss this meeting you may be dropped from the program. Below is information that should answer most of your questions about requirements for honors in NBB.
You must be a senior, maintain a 3.50 GPA and complete two semesters of NBB 499R, "Undergraduate Research". Your NBB 499R work may be in the laboratory of any member of the NBB faculty. If you wish to pursue honors work in the area of Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology with an Emory faculty member who is not a member of the NBB program, you must petition in writing for permission to the NBB Student Research Committee.
Prior to registering for a second semester of NBB 499R you must complete NBB 221 (Neuroscience Research Methods)
You must pass a graduate level course (500 level or higher). If the class is four credits it can fulfill a NBB course requirement, assuming that your NBB academic advisor feels it is appropriate. A two credit course can fulfill the honors requirement. The graduate course must be taken for a letter grade. Your academic advisor will have a list of appropriate graduate course listings for you to consider.
Prepare a short research proposal (3-5 pages) describing your project. Submit it to any member of the NBB Student Research Committee
By the end of the First semester you must select a committee. The committee of at least three must have two Neuroscience & Behavioral faculty and one faculty member from outside the NBB Program. The two NBB faculty should have primary academic appointments in different departments.
Prepare an oral presentation (15-20 minutes) and a short written progress report for the committee sometime in the 2nd Semester. This should allow time for additional experiments if suggested by the committee. At this meeting determine when your committee wants to see the final draft of your written thesis and set a date for your final oral thesis defense.
Your oral presentation/defense should last about 30 minutes; this will be followed by questions from your committee. The general guidelines for Degrees of Honors (Honors, High Honors, Highest Honors) are discussed on the COLLEGE HONORS PROGRAM sheet.
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