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hours in an academic discipline to be eligible for departmental honors in that discipline.
Biology
Students who meet the requirements for entry into the Honors program in Biology must complete the following requirements to complete the Honors program in Biology.
All Biology majors must take the following four upper level courses: Biology 3431H, Biology 3470H, Biology 4412H, and Biology 4426H. Students who receive Departmental Honors in Biology must maintain an overall GPA of 3.75 for these four courses. Additionally, students must complete Honors requirements for two of the four required upper level courses. The Honors requirement for the upper level Biology courses is completion of an additional term paper (10-15 pages) that will allow students to explore topics related to the course. Topic choices for the term paper will be determined by the instructor of the specific course.
Additionally, students who receive Departmental Honors in Biology must complete the Honors requirement for the Supervised Research courses within the Biology major (Biology 3352H and Biology 4351H). Students must complete the requirements of these courses and receive a 90% on each assignment in these courses. Students who are pursuing Departmental Honors must also present two primary research articles in each course and receive a 90% or greater for these additional presentations.
All student material that is submitted for fulfilling the Honors requirement will be evaluated by all faculty within the department.
Chemistry
In order to fulfill the 6-hour Advanced Chemistry Honors curriculum, a student must complete two semesters of Chemistry research (CHE 4251H and 4252H), with a minimum of 10-12 hours completed per week (as opposed to 8 for non-Departmental Honors students). The student must also complete a Research Thesis (guidelines to be set by the departmental faculty) and present a 60-minute defense of the Research Thesis to a committee of three faculty (two faculty from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and one faculty member from another department).
Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice program at Texas Wesleyan offers enhanced educational opportunities for criminal justice majors through departmental honors.
The Criminal Justice departmental honors program consists of:
Six hours of Honor’s Thesis coursework: All honors students must complete a senior honors thesis by enrolling in 6 semester hours (3 in the Fall (CRJ 4324) and 3 in the Spring (CRJ 4313). The student will be required to write a 15-20 page paper in addition to the course requirements. The Senior Thesis will be advised by a tenured or tenure track faculty member in the Criminal Justice Department. In addition to the advisor, at least two additional faculty members will serve on the committee with one member being from outside the department. All students will defend their theses in a public forum such as University College Day or at a local or national conference. The paper requirements are at the discretion and may be modified by the instructor and tailored to