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OPTRS 401C

OPTIONAL RESEARCH STUDIES - 4th Year

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Description from DukeHub

Optional Research Studies is a semester term-based, non-credit bearing enrollment status used following the required scholarly experience when the student is conducting a new research project with a new mentor at Duke or away from Duke. It can be elected for up to three semesters. An application consisting of a brief research project description and approval by the mentor and the advisory dean is required. A brief report to the advisory dean on the progress of the project is required at the end of each semester. Full-time student status is maintained during this enrollment, and the student is eligible for the benefits of enrollment, including loan deferment, eligibility for student health services, insurance and financial aid for living expenses. ORS should be due to an extension of the third year research into a new area of investigation due to a change of career plans or a desire to enhance research skills, not to delay graduation. A continuation fee is charged for this status. Students enrolled in OPTRS 401C are not eligible to particiapte in any additional coursework. No Credit.

Skills

AI-resilient: 1 of 5

  • Yes: Physical, lab or field work · clinical rotation
  • No: Live work with people
  • No: Judgment someone is accountable for
  • No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
  • No: Small, in-person format

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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