L&S Honors in the Major

Honors in the major in Biology requires:

1. An overall GPA of 3.3 and GPA in the major of 3.3.



2. Completion of 13 credits of honors at the intermediate or advanced level for courses in the biological sciences. Choose one of the following three options:
   
   (a) 13 credits of requirement #5 for honors.
   (b) Foundational course for honors AND 10 credits of the #5 requirement for honors.
   (c) Biocore/Biology 323 and 333 AND 7 credits of the #5 requirement for honors.



3. Completion of six credits of Senior Honors Thesis in any of a number of biology departments across campus. The department the thesis is done in will determine requirements (i.e. due date, format).

To apply: First declare the Biology Major, then, pick up an Honors form from either the L&S Honors Office at 415 South Hall or the Biology Major Office in 445 Henry Mall, room 118.

Before enrolling in an Honors thesis course, the student must produce a two-to-three page double-spaced thesis proposal that briefly introduces the biological problem and then describes the line of experimentation that is proposed for the thesis work. This proposal must be signed by both the student and his/her faculty mentor and submitted to be Biology major office. It will be evaluated by the Honors Committee of the Biology major and the student will be notified of its acceptability.