Student Resources

This page contains various resources that are helpful to undergraduate students interested in doing research at the College of Health Sciences.

Fall or Spring Semester 12 Week Summer Session

For a 1 credit hour experience: 3 - 4 hours per week in research.

For a 1 credit hour experience:
< 6 hours per week, for 12 weeks, in research.

For a 2 credit hour experience: 5 - 7 hours per week in research.

For a 2 credit hour experience:
6-10 hours per week, for 12 weeks, in research.
For a 3 credit hour experience: > 8 hours per week in research.  For a 3 credit hour experience:
> 10 hours per week, for 12 weeks, in research.

How to Write an Abstract
Philip Koopman, Carnegie Mellon (1997)

How to Write a Good Abstract for a Scientific Paper or Conference Presentation
Chittaranjan Andrade
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, (2011, 53(2); 172-175

Examples of Abstracts Written by Undergraduates
The Writing Center, The University of Wisconsin-Madison

Preparing and Abstract/Traditional Poster/Oral Presentation
Section for Magnetic Resonance Technologists
2030 Addison Street, 7th Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704 USA