To qualify, a student must have
attained, at the end of the junior year, a cumulative grade-point
average of at least 3.4 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 of Molecular
Biology and Biochemistry at the beginning of their senior year. Students
accepted into the program are expected to complete two semesters (6 credits
per semester) of honors coursework. 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 school honors
programs are eligible to receive departmental honors at the time of
graduation.
