To qualify, a student must have, by the
end of the junior year, a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or
better and an average of 3.4 or better in courses credited toward one
of the departmental majors. At that time, the student should apply
formally to the department. Accepted students are expected to complete
at least 6 credits in an independent research project, resulting in a
thesis, and to pass an oral examination before a faculty committee in
the general field of the student`s program of emphasis. If the research
is done in a laboratory outside of Rutgers-New Brunswick/ Piscataway,
the examination committee must include at least one individual from the
Rutgers-New Brunswick/ Piscataway faculty.
Honors students
must register either for an honors course sequence in genetics or for a
course sequence in a college honors program. These decisions should be
discussed with an adviser. An approval form is available in the
departmental office and on the departmental web site.
