
Directed Research/Directed Study Registration
Melendy Summer Research Scholarship
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) (Pharmacy students who do not have a baccalaureate degree are eligible)
Faculty Research Interests
Directed Research/Directed Study Registration
Under the direction of a faculty member, students may earn Directed Research or Directed Study credits for special projects. Occasionally special topics classes are also offered under Directed Study course numbers.
University guidelines indicate the following expectations for one credit of Directed Research or Directed Study:
Generally it would be difficult for a student to take more than 1 credit of Directed Research or Directed Study per semester, given the above time requirements.
Directed Research and Directed Study may be taken on the A/F or S/N grading basis. The student and faculty director should discuss which grading basis to use before the student registers.
Students may count Directed Research and Directed Study credits toward the required 10 credits of electives (even if taken on the S/N grading basis).
To register for Directed Research and Directed Study, students need faculty permission. After discussion with a faculty member who agrees to direct the research or study, the faculty member should email his or her permission to Ruth Leathers (Duluth campus) at rleather@umn.edu or Robin Stouder (Twin Cities campus) at stoud001@umn.edu, who will register the student for the Directed Research or Study. The email should also specify the number of credits and the grading basis.
These are the course numbers:
PHAR 6293 Directed Research I
(prereq instr consent ) 1-5 credits
PHAR 6294 Directed Study I
(max 5 credits; 5 repeats allowed; prereq instr consent) 1-5 credits
PHAR 6393 Directed Research II
(prereq instr consent ) 1-5 credits
PHAR 6394 Directed Study II
(max 5 credits; 5 repeats allowed; prereq instr consent ) 1-5 credits
PHAR 6493 Directed Research III
(max 5 credits; 5 repeats allowed; prereq instr consent) 1-5 credits
PHAR 6494 Directed Study III
(prereq instr consent ) 1-5 credits
Samuel W. Melendy/William & Mildred Peters Summer Research Scholarships
A number of Samuel W. Melendy/William & Mildred Peters Summer Research Scholarships are available to students interested in participating in any of the various areas of pharmaceutical research. Each award includes a summer stipend of $5,000.