• maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 in biology courses
  
  
• satisfactorily complete "Honors Colloquium" (BIO 288)
  
  
• satisfactorily complete a minimum of two semesters of "Guided Research" (BIO 498/499)
  
  
• submit an acceptable thesis to the Committee on Honors and Undergraduate Research
  
  
• meet all other requirements for graduation.

The student's final transcript will contain an acknowledgement that a student has received Honors in Biology.

To be admitted to the Honors Program, students should petition the Biology Department's Committee on Honors and Undergraduate Research. This petition should include a written statement of the student's interest in the program and relevant background, and should be submitted no later than two weeks prior to the students' registering for BIO 288.