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Honors Program

The Honors Program encourages motivated students to do original biological research, and is an exciting component of our department. If you are interested in the honors program, read the requirements below, or contact Dr. Althea Alton.

Honors Theses:

See a complete list of all honors theses produced by our students.

Biology Student Research Symposium:

Our honors students give oral or poster presentations in this symposium.

Requirements for Honors Scholar in Biological Sciences

Complete all requirements for B.S. Biology degree:

Freshman and Sophomore Years:

• 6 hrs. General Honors coursework
• 1 hr. GH 299

Junior Year:

• Fall Semester ? Biology 470H Honors Seminar 1 hr.
• Student listens to presentations by biology faculty on their research interests and projects. available to students for honors research.
• Student identifies your first, second and third choices for an honor project advisor.
• Honors Program Coordinator matches student with advisor based on student?schoice and faculty availability.
• Student selects honors project with approval of faculty advisor.
• Spring Semester- Biology 470H Honors Seminar 1 hr.
• Do literature search and background reading for the honors project with theguidance of your faculty advisor.
• Prepare a grant proposal that might be submitted to seek funding for the project.
• Present your honors project proposal, in seminar format, to other honors students.

Senior Year

• Summer/Fall/Spring- Botany/Microbiology/Zoology 477H Honors Research 3 hrs.
• Conduct research, with the supervision of faculty advisor, as detailed in honors project proposal.
• Summer/Fall/Spring (following BMZ 477H ) Biology 478 Honors Thesis 3 hrs.
• Write an honors thesis, with the guidance of faculty advisor, on BMZ 477H research
• Defend honors thesis to the satisfaction of faculty advisor and representatives of the Honors Committee.