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Mentorship Mentorship is for students who want to develop research skills as part of an opportunity to work in an off-campus lab or other real world setting with a research professional. Entry is by application to the Mentorship Coordinator, and the sequence begins in the spring trimester of the junior year with an explorations course designed to prepare students for the mentorship experience. That is followed in the fall and winter trimesters of the senior year with an off-campus mentorship, in which students spend two full afternoons each week working on an independent project or as part of an ongoing project currently underway at an area university or in a Research Triangle Park lab under the guidance of one or more mentors. Courses: IE308 Explorations in Mentorship IE405 Mentorship—Senior Research Research in Biology, Chemistry or Physics Research courses in a specific scientific discipline are for students who want to initiate or continue an in-depth research project of their own design. Entry is by application to the designated research instructor and requires permission of the Dean of Science. The sequence begins as early as the winter trimester of the junior year and continues up to four trimesters through the planning, implementation, analysis, and presentation of an original research project. Students often participate in summer research programs on campus or in the Triangle area and/or have the option of entering their work in state or national competitions. Courses: BI442 Research in Biology I BI444 Research in Biology II BI446 Research in Biology III BI448 Research in Biology IV CH442 Research in Chemistry I CH444 Research in Chemistry II CH446 Research in Chemistry III CH448 Research in Chemistry IV PH442 Research in Physics I PH444 Research in Physics II PH446 Research in Physics III PH448 Research in Physics IV Research in Computational Science Computational science is a new research methodology that uses mathematical models and simulations to study complex scientific problems. 6
Research in Computational Science provides students with the opportunity to learn the technologies, techniques, and tools of computational science as applied to interesting and complex problems in biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, environmental and earth sciences, or other disciplines. Entry is by application to the instructor and requires permission of the Dean of Science. The sequence begins as early as the winter trimester of the junior year and continues up to four trimesters through the planning, implementation, analysis, and presentation of an original research project. Students interested in biology have the opportunity to participate in a videoconferencing computational biology (bioinformatics) program with the Jackson Genomics Lab in Maine. Courses: IE442 Research in Computational Science I IE444 Research in Computational Science II IE446 Research in Computational Science III IE448 Research in Computational Science IV Research in Mathematics Students earn a research credential in Mathematics by successfully completing an upper level course in Mathematical Modeling or a two-trimester sequence researching an unsolved mathematical problem, typically in the fields of graph theory and complex systems. These options are project oriented, with students designing experiments to mathematically analyze real world problems, gathering and testing data then presenting their results. Entry is by permission of the Dean of Mathematics. Students with a strong background in mathematics may be approved to begin the research sequence in the junior year, while Mathematical Modeling is open only to seniors. Courses: MA470 Mathematical Modeling MA472 Research in Mathematics I MA474 Research in Mathematics II NCSSM Research Symposium Each spring NCSSM showcases its student research programs in a Research Symposium, at which students present the results of their research activities though oral and/or poster presentations to the NCSSM community and invited guests. Summer Research Opportunities Juniors are encouraged to participate in additional research opportunities available during the summer break, whether sponsored by NCSSM or by outside agencies or programs. Summer research activities are especially important for students interested in competing in national competitions such as the Siemens 7
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Page 3 and 4: INTRODUCTION The course offerings d
Page 5 and 6: CLASS RANK The school population is
Page 7: RESEARCH AT NCSSM Recognizing the i
Page 11 and 12: DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES NCSSM’s
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Page 15 and 16: the program emphasizes the developm
Page 17 and 18: EN362 Classical Myth: Epic and Trag
Page 19 and 20: EN410 Topics in Literature One trim
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Page 25 and 26: Prerequisite: Completion of three t
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Page 35 and 36: Read description under Interdiscipl
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Page 41 and 42: a base vocabulary and learn the sim
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Page 49 and 50: approaches to problem solving are e
Page 51 and 52: MA408 AP Statistics (III) One trime
Page 53 and 54: MA422 AP Calculus BC (II): Contempo
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methods of generating functions, re
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The concept of proof is developed o
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IE376 Research Experience in Mathem
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BI358 Classical Genetics One trimes
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analyzing data to test hypotheses.
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This course focuses on the study of
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BI448 Research in Biology IV One tr
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CH405a/CH405b AP Chemistry (Advance
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Chemistry (Advanced I), or exemptio
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COURSE OFFERINGS: Physics Graduatio
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Meeting pattern: Four periods per w
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This course emphasizes the origin,
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EE350 Introduction to Engineering -
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This class covers the ‘A’ curri
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ENGINEERING COURSES EE310 Engineeri
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input and output impedances are emp
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identification of hair, fibers and
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stylistic period. Stylistic and com
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construct a comprehensive understan
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studies, food science, toxicology,
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IE405a/IE405b Mentorship-Senior Res
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In this course, students continue w
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This is the first semester of a two
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This is a fast paced, rigorous chem
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This is the second semester of a tw
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PA100 Varsity Sports only once unle
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take this course and/or PA154 Advan
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use of breath to support mindful mo
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This course is designed for student
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STUDY OPTIONS and SPECIAL PROGRAMS
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World Language Exemption Guidelines
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Students who provide evidence of la
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W. Paul Powell, Colfax, NC Leslie D
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Sabra Feeney, Counselor. B.A., Univ
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James A. Litle, Instructor of Human
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Joyce Rodman, Counselor. B.A., Camp
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Korah Wiley, Instructor of Biology.
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