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Honors In Biological Sciences
Majors in Biological Sciences are encouraged to strive for Honors in the major at graduation. Departmental Honors will be awarded on the basis of outstanding performance in both (1) course work in the Biological Sciences at the 200 and 300 levels and (2) an independent laboratory or field research project which conforms to the guidelines for independent research projects. The results of this research must be presented at an open seminar attended by students and faculty near the end of spring term.If you wish to be considered for honors in the major you should plan your schedule to include independent research. Independent research requires more than one semester, so plan to begin by the fall of the senior year.
Requirements for Honors in Biology
Students recommended for departmental honors are selected from those who meet the following criteria:
- A minimum overall grade point average of 3.00. Excluded from the GPA calculation are summer school courses taken away from Goucher.
- A minimum grade point average of 3.00 for all courses taken in the Department of Biological Sciences exclusive of 100 level courses. (In the case of transfer students, courses counting toward the major which were taken at the previous home institution in the regular academic year are included).
- Outstanding performance in 200- and 300-level courses. A minimum of 32 credits (level 200 and 300) counting toward the major must be graded.
- A high level of achievement in 2 semester (or summer plus 1 semester) independent research project, the results of which are a) presented at an open seminar attended by students and faculty and b) submitted as a written report in a format suitable for publication in a research journal in the field of study.
Final selection requires approval by a majority of the faculty members in the Biological Sciences Department.