http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/specialacademic/researchopt.php
The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering undergraduate program offers an undergraduate Research Option that allows students to participate in undergraduate research and complete an undergraduate thesis. The words “Research Option” will appear on the transcript of each student completing the requirements to indicate that the student has had substantial, in-depth research experience.
The Research Option offers students the opportunity for an in-depth, long-term research experience that culminates in a final paper or thesis. While the exact requirements for a research option vary by academic unit, students typically take the following steps:
- Write a research proposal.
- Complete at least nine units of undergraduate research.
- Over at least two, preferably three, terms
- Research may be for either pay or credit (specific option plans differ by department).
- 1. For research for-pay to count towards the Research Option, you must register for an audit-only class (2698 or 4698 in most but not all academic units).
- Take the sequence of two one-hour courses:
- LCC 4701: Undergraduate Research Proposal Writing (typically taken during the first or second term of research in order to help students complete their required proposal), and
- LCC 4702: Undergraduate Research Thesis Writing (taken during the term in which the thesis is completed).
- Write an undergraduate thesis/report of research on their findings.
For more information on specific plans and a list of participating schools, visit http://www.undergradresearch.gatech.edu/research-option/.