As one of the largest undergraduate programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, we have a well-developed and structured Honors Program for upperclass students.
Students undertake their Honors work during the last two semesters.
This work may, on occasion, be undertaken with faculty elsewhere in the university but, in order to receive AS 499 credit, there must be a Professor of Record from Animal Science. AS 402 is a seminar class where students and instructor develop and deliver formal scientific presentations within a peer-group setting during the semester when the students are completing their projects and writing their theses. The presentations are evaluated by instructor and others in the group, primarily to offer constructive criticism to the presenters. There are diverse sources of institutional funds available to offset the expense of participating in such meetings and the university is proud to have its elite students become known in the scientific community. Students are required to submit a small thesis, embodying the results of their research efforts, for examination by members of the Honors Committee.