Successful completion of the thesis will result in graduation with departmental honors in biology. The candidate's grade point averages must be a minimum of 3.3 overall and 3.5 in the major. A faculty member within the Department will chair the Honors Committee. The name of each thesis candidate and the working title of the thesis must be submitted to the Department Chair by September 15 for May graduates and by April 15 for December graduates. The Honors thesis is presented publicly upon completion.
All majors take the following courses.
The biology minor is available to all Bachelor's degree candidates. These additional 2 courses may not also count towards major requirements.