Honors

Requirements:

Honors in Cell Biology and Neuroscience is awarded to students who have completed successfully the honors research track.

To qualify for the honors research track (option B)

  • A student must have attained a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.4
  • And a grade-point average of 3.4 or better in courses required for the major.
  • The student must apply formally to the department for acceptance into the honors program by the start of the fall term of the senior year.

How to Apply:

A CBN Honors application form, along with an honors research proposal, must be completed by the student and signed by his/her faculty mentor, prior to submission for approval to the Coordinator of Advising.

Each CBN honor student is expected to write and successfully defend a thesis, arising from his/her research efforts, before a 3-faculty member committee.

More details are available at Research for Credit.