As a new member, I would like to thank SDN for the wealth of knowledge all you guys have provided me! I would be dead in the water without this website.
My question is this. If you volunteer in a research lab for a semester or over the summer, does this count towards volunteer hours? The reason I ask is because at my school, before faculty will offer you research for credit, they want to see you in the lab as a volunteer for a period of time before they make the commitment of offering you credit.
I am unsure if this would only count as research experience, or would be a way to double dip into both areas. Some would call this cheating, but I call it time management!
*I tried to search this, but no threads seemed to answer this directly*
Thanks for any help! 👍
My question is this. If you volunteer in a research lab for a semester or over the summer, does this count towards volunteer hours? The reason I ask is because at my school, before faculty will offer you research for credit, they want to see you in the lab as a volunteer for a period of time before they make the commitment of offering you credit.
I am unsure if this would only count as research experience, or would be a way to double dip into both areas. Some would call this cheating, but I call it time management!

*I tried to search this, but no threads seemed to answer this directly*
Thanks for any help! 👍