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BIOL 499 - Special Study

Units: 1-3

Fifty hours of activity per unit.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement or the eligibility to enroll in an upper division writing course. Admission to the major with GPA of at least 2.70 and nine units completed in the major. Consent of instructor and undergraduate adviser.

Individual study, internship, other supervised laboratory or field project or experience. Credit involves 50 hour activity per unit per semester. Written or oral presentation of results required. Maximum Credits: six units.