UNM Biology Honors Application Form (Spring 2007)

Please complete this form in cooperation with the Primary Research Advisor who will supervise the student's Senior Honors Thesis. The student should complete this form at the beginning of their project and submit it to Maria Ruby, Biology Program Coordinator. Please include a copy of your eProgress degree audit. Maria will provide general advice, and will administer the student's application to the point of ensuring that the student receives honors after completing all requirements. Prospective honors students will be allowed to register for Biology 400, Senior Honors Thesis, only after (1) their applications have been processed, and (2) their Faculty advisors have been given permission by Maria Ruby to admit the student to the Honors Program.

Upon satisfactory completion of the requirements for Biology Honors, the Department of Biology will notify the Office of Registrar of the level (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude) of honors to be awarded. The level is based largely on the quality of the thesis and associated academic productivity, and in some cases exceeds the University-level of honors, which is based on the GPA.

REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Admission to the program requires a 3.2 GPA overall and a 3.5 Biology GPA with a minimum of 20 hours of Biology coursework taken at UNM. (The GPA in Biology is calculated based on all UNM Biology courses taken; students with less than 20 hours of UNM Biology coursework are not eligible to apply.)
  2. Each honors student must identify: (1) a primary research advisor who supervises the student's project and (2) a secondary reader of the finished thesis. If the primary research advisor is not a tenure-track faculty member of Biology, then the secondary reader must be a tenure-track Biology faculty member. Both the primary research advisor and the secondary reader read the submitted honors thesis and indicate the level of honors to be awarded.
  3. Each honors student must complete six hours of Biology 400. A maximum of four of these credits will be accepted toward the Biology credits required for the Biology major. Because enrollment is for a maximum of three credits of Biology 400 per semester, enrollment must be for a minimum of two semesters.
  4. Present your work at a departmental or professional forum. Presentations at lab meetings do not satisfy this requirement. Rather, the departmental Annual Research Day in the spring is an ideal venue, as are state and national meetings. Oral or poster presentations are acceptable.
  5. Notify the Biology Honors Coordinator, Maria Ruby, of your intent to graduate one semester prior to graduation.
  6. At least six weeks prior to graduation: Submit one (1) electronic and one (1) printed copy of the thesis to the Biology Honors Coordinator, Maria Ruby. The thesis will be read and the results reported to the student within two weeks.

 

UNM BIOLOGY HONORS PROGRAM APPLICATION

(Download a printable Microsoft Word or PDF version of this file.)

 

STUDENT NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: ________________

STUDENT I.D. #: __________________________ E-MAIL: _____________________________

PERMANENT MAILING ADDRESS: ________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

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Expected Graduation Date: _________________________

Plan for registration in Biol. 400:    sem _____ hrs _____     sem _____ hrs _____     sem _____ hrs _______

(1) PRIMARY RESEARCH ADVISOR: _________________________________________

E-MAIL: _____________ SIGNATURE: ________________________________________

(2) SECONDARY READER: _________________________________________________

E-MAIL: _____________ SIGNATURE: ________________________________________

If the Primary Research Advisor is not a tenure-track faculty member in Biology, the Secondary Reader must be a tenure-track Biology faculty member. (Signatures indicate that those who signed will be available to read the thesis and to provide recommendation on the level of honors six weeks prior to graduation date listed above.)

TENTATIVE THESIS TITLE:

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PRESENTATION: (Please enter tentative date and venue, and then update Maria Ruby after giving the talk [or presenting the poster] by supplying a copy of your abstract or title listing from the meeting schedule.)

Author(s):_____________________________________________________________________

Date: ___________________

Title: __________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Venue: ________________________________________________________________________

Student's Signature: ______________________________________Date: __________________

 

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Revised March21, 2007

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