Honors Program

Honors research in the Department of Biological Sciences is a rigorous program in which the central feature is a two semester research project under the guidance of a faculty member. About 15-25% of our majors participate.

For entry into the biological sciences honors program, students must have an overall grade point average equal to or greater than 3.3, and a grade point average in courses required for the appropriate biological sciences major equal to or greater than 3.4 at the time of entry. Applications must be approved by a majority vote of the department.

Honors Program Requirements

• Complete the requirements for the MCB, BSCI, or EEOB major, achieving a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.4 in all courses that count toward the major 
• Satisfactorily pursue a research project under the supervision of the advisor, with a minimum of 10 credit hours of honors research (BSCI 4999) 
• Give a progress report at the end of the first semester of research. The report will be distributed to the honors committee one week before an oral presentation and a meeting with the committee. The meeting must occur before the start of finals week 
• At the end of the second semester of honors research, prepare a thesis based on the research project to be read and evaluated by the honors committee 
• Present the thesis orally before the honors committee and faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Read more about honors research in biological sciences.

Current Honors Students