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Requirements

In addition to the minimum requirements for an honors thesis described earlier, the Department ofÌýChemistry has the following requirements:

Application and ProceduresÌý

Students planning to write an Honors Thesis in Chemistry should discuss research opportunities withÌýat least three faculty members. Normally the choice of research director will be made in the firstÌýsemester of the Junior year, although students with extraordinary research experience, includingÌýresearch during a summer, may defer the choice of research director for one or two semesters. A brief proposal of the student’s thesis project should be submitted to the Chair for approval by chemistry faculty committee prior to enrolling in Honors Thesis research.

Requirements

The Honors Program in Chemistry requires a minimum of nine credit hours of research. At least six of these hours must be taken in the senior year andÌýdevoted to the thesis research. If a student has worked full-time on research related to the thesis forÌýa minimum of ten weeks during one summer, the department may waive the requirement for three ofÌýthe nine credit hours. Submission of the final research report for the summer is required for this waiver.