BIOL 7010 Graduate Research Experience I

This seven-week research experience is designed to provide first year students with both technical and intellectual preparation to work in a faculty member's laboratory. Projects are assigned by the faculty advisor. To help develop communication skills, at the end of the seven week period, students give a 10-12 minute talk to the department describing their research.

Course overview

Department
Biology
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.64 / 5 · Excellent
26 responses
Instructor rating
4.63 / 5 · Excellent
26 responses
Terms evaluated
4
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Maitreyi Das4.74.94.44.44.74.84.94.910+ hrs/week11 of 13
Fall 2024Maitreyi Das5.04.35.05.05.05.05.05.010+ hrs/week5 of 8
Fall 2023Michelle Meyer—————————9 of 10
Fall 2022Charles Hoffman5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.010+ hrs/week1 of 2

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Maitreyi Das · By Arrangement · Offered