[No student may] A student may not enroll in any
course in the [College of Natural Sciences] Jackson School more
than twice, even if the course is needed to meet degree requirements,
without first obtaining [the] written consent [of his or
her major adviser and of the department that offers the course; students
in colleges other than the College of Natural Sciences need only
departmental approval] in the Undergraduate Advising Office. [A
symbol of] The symbol Q or W counts as an enrollment unless
it has been approved by the [dean’s office] Undergraduate
Advising Office for nonacademic reasons.
[Departments in the College of Natural Sciences may have
additional requirements for students who repeat courses.]
HONORS
University-wide honors are described on pages 14-16 and in General
Information. [In addition, the College of Natural Sciences
encourages academic excellence through the Dean’s Scholars
Program and the Turing Scholars Program. Students may also graduate
with departmental honors and earn membership in one or more of
the honorary scholastic societies open to undergraduates.] Students
who meet the following requirements may also graduate with departmental
honors.
[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.]
[DEPARTMENTAL HONORARY SOCIETIES]
[Several departments within the College of Natural Sciences
sponsor honorary scholastic and professional societies. For information
about eligibility criteria and activities, the student should consult
the appropriate department office or the faculty adviser for the
society.]
[The University sponsors chapters of the following national
organizations of interest to students in natural sciences: Alpha
Chi Sigma, professional chemical fraternity; Alpha Epsilon Delta,
honorary fraternity for students who have completed at least three
semesters of premedical coursework; Beta Beta Beta, honorary biological
society; Omicron Nu, honorary human ecology society; Pi Mu Epsilon,
honorary mathematical society; Sigma Gamma Epsilon, honorary geological
sciences society; Sigma Pi Sigma, honorary physics society; Upsilon
Pi Epsilon, honorary computer sciences society.]
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS [PROGRAMS] PROGRAM
[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.]
[GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES HONORS PROGRAM]
[Majors who plan to seek special honors in geological sciences
should apply to the honors adviser for admission to the honors
program when they have completed sixty semester hours of coursework
and twelve hours of upper-division coursework in geological
sciences. A University grade point average of at least 3.00
and a grade point average in geological sciences of at least
3.50 are required for admission. The requirements for graduation
with special honors are (1) Geological Sciences 379H, Honors
Tutorial Course; (2) satisfactory performance on examinations
given by the supervising committee; (3) a University grade
point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in
geological sciences of at least 3.50; and (4) completion at
the University of at least sixty semester hours of coursework
counted toward the degree.]
The Jackson School offers a departmental honors program to
its majors. Minimum requirements for the completion of this
program are (1) a cumulative University grade point average
of at least 3.00, and a grade point average in geological sciences
of at least 3.50; (2) completion of Geological Sciences 171H,
172H, and 173Hwith a grade of at least B in each;
(3) completion of Geological Sciences 379H, Honors Tutorial
Course, with a grade of at least B; and (4) completion
at the University of at least sixty semester hours of coursework
counted toward the degree. The statement “Special Honors
in Geological Sciences” appears on the transcript of
each student certified as having completed the honors program.
Students who wish to participate in the program should apply
to the departmentalhonors adviser when they have completed
sixty semester hours of coursework, including at least twelve
semester hours of upper-division coursework in geological sciences.
