In most years we have been able to accept almost all of the students who meet the minimum entrance requirements. Most students, however, had marks significantly above this. We were especially proud of our last two classes, most of whom graduated on the Dean's Honor List and many of whom graduated with distinction. Some continue at Western, while others go elsewhere. Currently we have graduates who are completing graduate programs at Johns Hopkins, Baylor, Ohio State, Dalhousie, McGill, Queens, U of T, McMaster, Alberta, and University of British Columbia.
Recent graduates are now in medicine, dentistry, education, journalism, business, law and nursing.
The central feature of this program is the project course, either 483 or 484. Under the supervision of a faculty member the student will learn to review the literature, to carry out key laboratory procedures, design and perform experiments, and to communicate their findings both orally and in writing. Students not only develop a camaraderie with the faculty and each other because of their common body of courses, but become an important part of a research group and expand their network of scientific contacts. The 484 course will not be offered, since we expect to be able to accommodate everyone in 483. In September we will meet with the class and provide each student with a list of available projects for both courses.