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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
CHANGES IN THE DEAN'S SCHOLARS HONORS PROGRAM
IN THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 2006-2008
Dean Mary Ann Rankin of the College of Natural Sciences
has filed with the secretary of the Faculty Council proposed changes
to the
Dean's Scholars Honors Program
in the College of Natural Sciences chapter in The Undergraduate
Catalog, 2006-2008. The faculty of the college approved the changes
on October 7, 2004. The dean approved the proposed changes on February 4, 2005,
and submitted them to the secretary on February 7, 2005. 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 March 8, 2005, and was sent to the Committee on Undergraduate Degree Program Review from the Office of the General Faculty on March 10, 2005. The committee forwarded the proposed changes to the Office of the General Faculty on April 1, 2005, 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 May 2, 2005.
<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 April 25, 2005. Paper copies are available on request from the Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
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CHANGES IN THE DEAN'S SCHOLARS HONORS PROGRAM
IN THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES CHAPTER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE
CATALOG, 2006-2008
| On page 418, under the heading ACADEMIC POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES,
in the HONORS section
in the College of Natural Sciences chapter of The Undergraduate
Catalog, 2004-2006, make the following changes: |
[DEAN'S SCHOLARS HONORS PROGRAM
The Dean’s Scholars Program is the honors program for the College
of Natural Sciences. It offers exceptional science and mathematics
majors an opportunity to enrich their undergraduate education by introducing
them to cutting-edge research and placing them in contact with students
with similar aptitudes and interests. Students may apply for admission
either when they apply for admission to the University or after they
are enrolled; about 40 percent of those admitted to the program are
current students. Current students should apply to the director of
the program in the Office of the Dean within four weeks following the
end of spring semester classes.]
DEAN'S SCHOLARS HONORS OPTION
The Dean’s Scholars Honors option is offered in most fields in the College
of Natural Sciences. Dean’s Scholars Honors is a comprehensive honors
degree program for highly motivated and talented students. The key features
of the program are a first-semester research methods course; a breadth requirement,
usually completed during the first four semesters, that exposes students to
various forms of scientific inquiry; and at least two semesters of supervised
research and writing that culminate in an honors thesis. Upon completion of
the Dean’s Scholars Honors option requirements, approved by the department
faculty and the program director, and an approved thesis, the student graduates
with the bachelor of science degree in his or hers major with an honors option.
Application to the honors options is separate from, and in addition to, application
to the University. Application materials and information about deadlines are
available in the program office and at http://www.utexas.edu/cons/ds/. Students
may enter the program as freshmen, as transfer students, or after they have
enrolled at the University. In general, students who have completed more than
fifty semester hours of college coursework are not considered for admission.
Factors in the admission decision are the student’s high school and/or
University grades, class rank, the rigor of the courses undertaken, the quality
of the essays required by the application, and the student's interest and aptitude
in math and science as demonstrated by extracurricular activities.
RATIONALE: Description changed to reflect new honors options
in CNS degrees.
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