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**Draft Version** Certification of Alternative Registration (CAR) for BSE Senior ProjectFor planning purposes only!!! Final Form Avail by 9/1/12*College of Liberal Arts: Biology, Society, and Environment Major (B.A.)SECTION I: STUDENT INFORMATION:Name (First & Last): ________________________________________________ ID: ____________________________2nd Major or Minor(s): ______________________________________________ Email: __________________________Career or Graduate School or Professional School Goal(s): __________________________________________________□ Student is in the Honors Program□ Student will be completing a Summa Thesis□ Student is completing a Project that satisfies the Senior Thesis requirement in another Major (dual majors only)SECTION II: BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION; ALSO COMPLETE “SECTION V” Or See Instructions:A. Working Title of Senior Project:B. Proposed Project Outcome (include proposed page length or other criteria; select all that apply):□ (1) Senior Thesis or Major Paper: ___________ pages/words;□ (2) Lab Report; □ (3) Internship Report; □ (4) Poster Presentation; □ (5) Oral Presentation□ (6) Other: _____________________________________________________________________________C. Human Subjects Research Approval:□ This project (1) does / (2) does not involve Human Subjects research (circle one): _______________________Date IRB Submitted/ApprovedSECTION III: COURSE REGISTRATION AND SENIOR PROJECT SUPERVISOR INFORMATION:A. Student is registering for the following course to satisfy their Senior Project requirement (enter # credits):□ 1. _______________(____) Directed Research; Supervisor: ___________________________________________□ 2. BSE 3996 / Geog 3996 Coordinated Directed Research; Dr. Rod Squires (squires@umn.edu; 612-625-0179)□ 3. _______________(____) Internship Course; Supervisor: _____________________________________________□ 4. _______________(____) Senior Seminar; Instructor: ________________________________________________□ 5. _______________(____) Directed Study or Other course); Supervisor: __________________________________□ 6. _______________(____) 2 EXC Reg.; BSE Core/Theme Elective Course code: __________________________B. Supervisor’s Contact Info: _____________________________________________________________________PhoneemailC. Supervisor’s Uof M Affiliation: _________________________________________________________________Job Title or Appointment Type Dept./School/Research InstituteD. Co-Supervisor (if applicable): __________________________________________________________________Name Position emailE. □ (1) A Contract is required for Course Registration (select a or b & attach contract):a) Student/Faculty Contract (CLA only) b) Other Contract: ____________________________________□ (2) A contract is not required for Course Registration / Project ApprovalF. Full Project Description (Select one and attach as below):□ Contract identified in III.E attached. □ Abstract Attached. □ Project Described Fully in Section V.SECTION IV: SIGNATURES/PROJECT PROPOSAL APPROVED:___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________□ Approved – Senior Project Supervisor(s) Signature(s) [SeeV.C.a] date Student’s Signature date□ Senior Project Approved (BSE Advisor/Director initials & date)

BSE Program Contacts & InformationBSE Advisor: Dr. Jeanette Simmonds; geogadv@umn.edu (students); jsimmonds@umn.edu (faculty)Director of BSE Program: Dr. Rod Squires; squires@umn.edu; 1-612-625-0179**Draft Version** For planning purposes only!!! Final Form Avail by 9/1/12*This form and information for faculty and students about the BSE major and BSE Senior Project are posted online at:http://www.geog.umn.edu/ugrad/advising.html and http://www.geog.umn.edu/ugrad/ .SECTION V: FULL PROJECT DESCRIPTION:A. Working Title of Senior Project (same as Section IIA):B. Project Proposal [or attach abstract]:a. Research Question / Subject of Inquiry / Other Project Objectives:b. Research Methods/Proposed Activities/Scholarly Resources:c. Proposed Project Outcome (include page length or other criteria; select all that apply):□ (1) Senior Thesis or Major Paper: ___________ pages/words□ (2) Lab Report; □ (3) Internship Report; □ (4) Poster Presentation; □ (5) Oral Presentation□ (6) Other: _____________________________________________________________________________C. Project Supervision Information:a. Name and Title of Supervisor Responsible for Evaluating Work (faculty submitting grade toregistrar or to BSE coordinator): _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________b. Name and Email Address of Other Supervisor(s) providing Direct Mentorship (if applicable):________________________________________________________________________________________D. Other Project Information or Course Registration Notes:INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CERTIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE REGISTRATION (CAR) FORMWho should complete this form: This form is required for all Senior Project Registration Options except the following:BSE students who are registering for a Directed Research course (3 or more credits) in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA)or College of Biological Sciences (CBS) AND are required to complete a SFC (CLA) or DRC (CBS) to register for thecourse. Students who are registering for a Directed Research course outside of CLA or CBS and students registering for 2EXC Registration with a BSE Core or Theme Elective should complete a CAR. If you are not required to complete thisform (Directed Research in CLA or CBS), you must still submit a copy of your SFC or DRC to the BSE Advisor withinone week of registering for the class.**See Page 3 for CAR Form instructions and Steps to planning your Senior Project.**Aug 2012

BSE Program Contacts & InformationBSE Advisor: Dr. Jeanette Simmonds; geogadv@umn.edu (students); jsimmonds@umn.edu (faculty)Director of BSE Program: Dr. Rod Squires; squires@umn.edu; 1-612-625-0179**Draft Version** For planning purposes only!!! Final Form Avail by 9/1/12*This form and information for faculty and students about the BSE major and BSE Senior Project are posted online at:http://www.geog.umn.edu/ugrad/advising.html and http://www.geog.umn.edu/ugrad/ .INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CERTIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE REGISTRATION (CAR) FORMContinued from Page 2Step 1: Understanding your options and identifying a Senior Project Supervisor. See “Senior Projects andCourse Registration Information for BSE Students” and “BSE Senior Projects and Directed Research RegistrationInformation for Project Supervisors” for information about the BSE Senior Project requirement, how to identify andcontact prospective supervisors, and how to select the correct course registration option. You should also attend a “BSESenior Projects Workshop” and/or discuss senior project options with the BSE Advisor at least one semester prior tobeginning work on your senior project.Step 2: Determine Best Course Registration Option. Questions? Faculty may contact BSE advisor at any time. Ifstudents still have questions after reading all documents listed in “Step 1” and attending a BSE Senior Project Workshop,they should contact BSE Advisor with questions about their senior project strategy. All BSE students must work with aUofM instructor or faculty supervisor and enroll in a qualifying course to fulfill their senior project requirement.If you are planning to enroll in a Senior Seminar, Major Paper course, or completing your senior project whileconcurrently enrolled in a BSE Core or Theme Elective course, you should make sure that the instructor of the course iswilling to be your Senior Project Supervisor well in advance of the first day of class. You do not need to contact theinstructors for GEOG3361W or HMED4960, as these courses are designed to accommodate BSE Senior Projects.Step 3: Project Proposal/Project Abstract. Once you have a general idea about what you will be studying and withwhom you will work—your senior project supervisor(s)—you should work with them to outline a “project proposal.” Theexpectations of what “counts” as a senior project varies by discipline, so you should discuss expectations with yoursupervisor(s). Your supervisor is the authority on how much detail should be included in the project proposal or projectabstract, and whether it is subject to revision once you have begun your project.Step 4: You should complete sections I, II, III, and IV in consultation with your supervisor (as below) and one of thefollowing options: a) complete Section V; b) attach an official, completed “Research Contract” from a UofM departmentor college (listed in III.E); or c) attach a “Project Abstract.” If the Research Contract you are submitting requiressupporting documentation (e.g., an Abstract), then these documents must be included with the CAR.Sec II.A: Working Title of Senior Project: Your title should describe the proposed work.Sec II.B: Proposed Project Outcome: BSE students have completed theses, presentations, reports, posters, journalarticles, major grant proposals, descriptive brochures and other innovative senior project outcomes. Select one ormore of the 6 options listed. Make sure to describe proposed page length or other criteria (e.g., length and venue ofpresentation, number/type of brochures to be produced, etc.).Sec II.C: Human Subjects Research Approval: Select option one or two and enter date you submitted IRB and/orexpected date of IRB approval. Students who work with humans and/or information containing confidential humandata may need to secure Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for Human Subjects Research prior to conductingresearch or publishing results (even informal publications). If your research involves people, you should discuss thiswith your supervisor and verify that you are seeking IRB approval or confirm that existing IRB approval covers yourproject.Sec III.A: Senior Project Course Registration: Select one (or two) boxes and complete all blanks. Enter coursecode in blank and number credits (in parentheses). You must register for 3 or more credits (or multiple courses) foryour senior project (unless you are completing it through 2EXC Registration with a 3-4 credit course). If you arecompleting a Directed Research, Directed Study, Independent Study, or major paper course with a supervisor outsideof CLA, you may be required to register for Coordinated Directed Research (CDR): Check CDR and also check boxfor closest fit and enter supervisor’s name. See BSE Information sheets for more information about this option.Aug 2012

BSE Program Contacts & InformationBSE Advisor: Dr. Jeanette Simmonds; geogadv@umn.edu (students); jsimmonds@umn.edu (faculty)Director of BSE Program: Dr. Rod Squires; squires@umn.edu; 1-612-625-0179**Draft Version** For planning purposes only!!! Final Form Avail by 9/1/12*This form and information for faculty and students about the BSE major and BSE Senior Project are posted online at:http://www.geog.umn.edu/ugrad/advising.html and http://www.geog.umn.edu/ugrad/ .III.B. & III.C. Supervisor’s Contact Information: The faculty member who will be evaluating your work andsubmitting your grade to The Registrar (or to the Coordinator for BSE Directed Research) should enter thefollowing: phone & UofM email; job title, UofM affiliation &/or advanced degree; and the Department, School,College, Research Institute, etc. with which they are most closely affiliated.**If you are registering for Coordinated Directed Research, you should select option III.A.2 and also select theoption that best reflects the structure and working relationship with your instructor/advisor.** If you are working with multiple supervisors, provide information for the secondary (non-grading) supervisorin III.D. (below). You may attach additional information if you have more than two supervisors.III.D. Co-supervisor’s Contact Information: Students working in laboratories, internships, and other kinds ofgroup projects may have a supervisor with whom they work most closely, but who does not hold a UofM positionthat allows them to evaluate students (they themselves have a supervisor). List your co-supervisor’s information.III.E. Course Registration & Contracts: Check the appropriate box. A research contract is usually required forstudents to register for Directed Research, Directed Study, Independent Study, 2EXC Registration. Contract typesand procedures vary by College. A research contract is not required to register for most Senior Seminars or MajorPaper courses. If a contract is required to register for your senior project, you must submit this to the BSE advisorwithin one week of registering for the course.III.F. Description of Proposed Senior Project: Select one of the options. If you complete a contract to registerfor a course, you MUST file a copy with the BSE advisor within one week of registration. If no contract isrequired, you have an option of completing “Section V” or an “Abstract” that describes your proposed research;follow your supervisor’s disciplinary conventions.** Students should submit a full description of their proposed senior project to the BSE Advisor for pre-approvalas soon as is reasonable. In most cases, this will be the first goal when you begin working with your projectsupervisor and prior to registering for course credits. If students have multi-semester projects in the works, itmight make sense to defer this step. However, delaying this important step may lead to problems down the line,so discuss your plans with the BSE Advisor and your Supervisor.Sec IV: You, and your primary supervisor (the person who will evaluate and submit your grade) should sign anddate this form.Next Steps:**Students must submit this form (CAR) and all supporting documents (Contract, Abstract, etc.) within one weekof registering for the class. This will insure that your project is pre-approved and can be entered into APAS, sothat when your supervisor enters a grade at the end of term, you’re good to go! Projects that have not been preapprovalare not guaranteed to fulfill your senior project requirement.** Have a great time working on your senior project!**When you’ve completed your project, the last step is to write an abstract (even if you didn’t write a thesis orjournal article or…). Follow the disciplinary conventions of your supervisor and/or those related to your Career/Grad School/Professional School goal(s). Submit this to the BSE Advisor. If you have your supervisor verify/approve your abstract, it will be entered into your permanent record—which may come in handy at a later date.Aug 2012