To qualify, a student must have attained, at the end of the junior year, a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 and a grade-point average of 3.4 or better in courses required for the major. Exceptional students not meeting these criteria but wishing to apply for honors research may petition the department chairperson at the beginning of their senior year. Students accepted to the program are expected to complete two terms (6 credits per term) of honors course work. A written honors thesis and an oral thesis presentation are required. Students enrolled in 01:694:495,496 Honors Laboratory Research or any of the various college honors programs are eligible to receive departmental honors at the time of graduation.
