Honors Program
We encourage all chemistry majors who are hoping to graduate with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 or above to consider the departmental honors thesis option. The chemistry honors thesis allows you to engage in your education in a unique and challenging way, paving the way for your development as an independent thinker. Additionally, an honors thesis is a highly valuable asset for entry into graduate programs or medical school, as it allows you to obtain personal and insightful letters of recommendation from your thesis advisor and committee members, and to distinguish yourself for employers.
Talk to an advisor and decide whether you want to get an interdisciplinary or departmental thesis
Contact professors to get an honors thesis advisor
Formulate your honors thesis with guidance from your professor
Defend your thesis before a committee of three professors
If you pass, you'll receive an honors designation (cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude) on your diploma, recommended by your committee and decided by the College of Arts & Sciences.