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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
CHANGES TO THE DEPARTMENTAL HONORS PROGRAM IN THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES
CHAPTER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 2004-2006
Dean Mary Ann Rankin of the College of Natural Sciences has filed with
the secretary of the Faculty Council proposed changes to the departmental
honors program in the College of Natural Sciences chapter in The Undergraduate
Catalog, 2004-2006. The faculty of the college approved the changes on
November 19, 2003. The dean approved the proposed changes on January 20,
2004, and submitted them to the secretary on January 21, 2004. The secretary
has classified this proposal as legislation of exclusive application and
primary interest to a single college or school.
The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications
on February 19, 2004, and was sent to the Committee on Undergraduate
Degree Program Review from the Office of the General Faculty on February
23, 2004. The committee forwarded the proposed changes to the Office
of the General
Faculty on March 4, 2004, recommending approval. The authority
to grant final approval on behalf of the General Faculty resides
with the Faculty
Council.
If no objection is filed with the Office of the General Faculty by the
date specified below, the legislation will be held to have been approved
by the Faculty Council. If an objection is filed within the prescribed
period, the legislation will be presented to the Faculty Council at its
next meeting. The objection, with reasons, must be signed by a member of
the Faculty Council.
To be counted, a protest must be received in the Office of the General
Faculty by March 15, 2004.
<signed>
Sue Alexander Greninger, Secretary
The Faculty Council
This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council
Web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/) on March 5, 2004.
Paper copies are available on request from the
Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
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CHANGES TO THE DEPARTMENTAL HONORS PROGRAM
IN THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES CHAPTER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE
CATALOG, 2004-2006
| On page 402, under the heading ACADEMIC POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES in the section DEPARTMENTAL
HONORS PROGRAMS, in the College of
Natural Sciences chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2002-2004, make the following changes: |
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS PROGRAMS
Most departments in the College of Natural Sciences offer departmental
honors programs to their majors. Minimum requirements for the completion
of all such programs include (1) a University grade point average of
at least 3.00; (2) a three-semester-hour thesis or research project,
or a reasonable equivalent, with a grade of at least B; some programs
may require a higher grade; (3) completion, with a grade point average
of at least 3.50, of the coursework required for a major in the field
in which the student seeks honors; and (4) completion at the University
of at least sixty semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree.
The statement “Special Honors in (name of field)” appears
on the transcript of each graduate certified as having completed the
honors program.
{No changes to Astronomy Honors Program.}
BIOCHEMISTRY HONORS PROGRAM
Majors who plan to seek special honors in biochemistry should apply
to the honors adviser for admission to the honors program no later
than the beginning of the senior year. A University grade point average
of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in chemistry of at least
3.50 are required for admission. The requirements for graduation with
special honors are (1) all requirements for the degree of Bachelor
of Science in Biochemistry; (2) two semesters of Chemistry 379H, Chemistry
Honors Tutorial Course; (3) [satisfactory performance on a
comprehensive honors examination or a reasonable equivalent;] a
thesis and a presentation based on research; the research topic and
the thesis must be approved
by the supervising faculty member and the undergraduate faculty adviser; (4)
a University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point
average in chemistry of at least 3.50; (5) completion at the University
of at least sixty semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree;
and (6) approval of the honors adviser.
RATIONALE: To make more concrete the requirements for the special departmental
honors designation.
{No changes to Biology Honors Program.}
CHEMISTRY HONORS PROGRAM
Majors who plan to seek special honors in chemistry should apply to
the honors adviser for admission to the honors program no later than
the beginning of the senior year. A University grade point average
of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in chemistry of at least
3.50 are required for admission. The requirements for graduation with
special honors are (1) all requirements for the degree of Bachelor
of Science in Chemistry; (2) two semesters of Chemistry 379H, Chemistry
Honors Tutorial Course; (3) [satisfactory performance on a
comprehensive honors examination or a reasonable equivalent;] a
thesis and a presentation based on research; the research topic and
the thesis
must be approved
by the supervising faculty member and the undergraduate faculty adviser; (4)
a University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point
average in chemistry of at least 3.50; (5) completion at the University
of at least sixty semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree;
and (6) approval of the honors adviser.
RATIONALE: To make more concrete the requirements for the special departmental
honors designation.
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