All examinations are essay. Makeups must be arranged within one week of the scheduled exam. Work in the laboratory can be done at any time except MW 8-1. A single final examination is given requiring the successful identification of 100 representative flowering plant families based on specimens and material provided by the instructor using self-produced notes and resources generated as a result of the laboratory experience. The final laboratory examination is worth 100 points.
Projects fall into two broad categories.
They can either be a term paper written for the purpose of formal publication or a plant collection made from an area outside of the mid-Atlantic region or relative to a student research. All collections become the property of the Norton-Brown Herbarium . Each project is proposed by the student and subject to approval by the instructor. The project is worth 100 points.