Carmel High School

The application process for the 2025 Carmel Science Research Cohort is currently open!

The application process for the 2025 Carmel Science Research Cohort is currently open! If you are a freshmen and interested in a class that allows you to choose what you study, offers the opportunity to earn up to 12 college credits and to compete in local, state and national science competitions, then we encourage you to apply!

Completed applications must be submitted to Dr. Griffin by Tuesday, May 20, 2025. If you are interested in being a part of our program, please express your interest to your guidance counselor. All portions of the application are available and to be submitted via the links below on this webpage.

If you have questions about the Carmel Science Research, please contact Dr. Griffin at ngriffin@carmelschools.org or stop by our classroom (room 201)!

Introductory Science Research 

Course #SCI-230        1 Credit 

The Introductory Science Research course is year one of Carmel Science Research. Carmel Science Research is a three-year program that affords students the opportunity to participate in the community of scientific research as part of their high school experience. It balances instruction in the high school with a mentorship experience. By participating, a student will choose and explore a topic of interest from the physical, natural, or social sciences using professional literature, develop skills in using the internet, and learn to conduct searches of a wide range of databases. The student will study professional research publications related to their topic of interest and formally present these articles to various audiences. In addition, the student will prepare a plan of novel intended research, communicate with scientists to serve as a mentor, design and conduct a research investigation under the supervision of the science research coordinator and scientist mentor. Following completion of the authentic research, the student will write a formal research paper and present their findings at local, state, and national competitions. This program can earn students 12 college credits if they are registered at SUNY Albany after the sophomore year. College credit and weighting may be earned in Intermediate Science Research and Advanced Science Research. Honors weighting will be assigned to students completing Introductory Science Research. Can be open to freshmen, but freshmen cannot earn college credit.

Pre-Requisite:

• Successful application process
• Teacher recommendation
• Minimum of 85% averages in all Regents math and science courses

Co-Requisite:

• Maintain an 85% average in all Regents/Honors level Math and Science courses

College credit is awarded only to those students who have an official mentor (expert in their field) supervising their research. Application for college credit through the University of Albany is on-line and is the responsibility of the student.