Honors programs for, exceptional interests, including interdisciplinary study, can be arranged on an individual basis by the departmental advisor. Honors candidates attend the Chemistry seminar during their junior and senior years, participating in it actively in the senior year. All Chemistry majors should attend the seminar in their senior year. At this seminar discussions of topics of current interest are conducted by staff members, visitors and students. In the senior year an individual thesis problem is selected by the Honors candidate in conference with some member of the Department.
Candidates submit a thesis based upon their research work.
Recommendations for the various levels of Honors are made by the Department on the basis of the thesis work, the comprehensive examination, and course performance.