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Honors Research Program In
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Biology majors are encouraged to participate in the Honors Research
Program, which is aimed at providing students with insight into how
scientists design experiments, collect and analyze data, and
communicate their results to the scientific community. Students apply
to the program in their sophomore or junior year and are admitted to
the program based upon grade point average, recommendations, career
goals, and potential for successful completion of the program.
Students are selected by a committee at midyear and, upon acceptance,
develop research proposals in close consultation with a faculty
member. After proposals are reviewed and approved by the committee,
students begin preliminary experimentation. All students are required
to spend the summer following acceptance to the program in full-time
data collection and analysis. In order to complete the program,
students must present their data in thesis form to an examining
committee. After each candidate successfully completes an oral thesis
defense, the committee recommends that the student's transcript and
diploma be marked "Honors in Biology." Thesis projects are often
presented at local and national meetings and published in national
and international scientific journals.
Application and
Guidelines |
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