Courses required: those listed for the B. S. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, as well as the Honors Tutorial (BMB 495 and BMB 496).
Permission of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program Committee.
An original investigation of some problem in the area of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. This project is usually related to work being carried out by members of the faculty affiliated with the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major. The project may also be carried out off campus, with the careful guidance of a BMB faculty member liaison for the project.
A credible thesis must be presented at the end of the project. The honors project and thesis must be approved by the student’s honors committee, which should be comprised of at least three members of the faculty, two affiliated with the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major, and one from outside of the program.