Lab Courses Vs. Independent Research

Michael1
Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:47:53 +0000

Hi all!

I just had a question about how bioscience graduate programs view lab courses. At my undergrad school one of our requirements is that we complete 4 laboratory courses to graduate, however we may work on independent research for credit instead of taking individual courses. I just recently started working in a lab that I love and I think I’d like to use my research to fulfill this requirement rather than take a bunch of lab classes. Will graduate schools look at my lack of lab courses as weakness even though I’d be getting more time to work on my own research?

Thanks in advance!