University of Michigan - Flint

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Pace

The Honors Program in Biology seeks to provide exceptional students an opportunity for formal academic recognition in a program even more rigorous than the curriculum required of other biology students.

Students considering this Honors Program should consult with the department's honors advisor as soon as possible after being admitted to the Freshman/Sophomore Honors Program. This facilitates the planning of the student's program. The importance of this early consultation should not be underestimated. There is very little room for error in planning a schedule of courses that permits breadth while requiring rigor.

Note that because of the specialized sequence of courses required in the pre-medicine program, such students should plan to fulfill some of their requirements with courses taken during spring or summer terms.

Applications to the University Honors Program in Biology should be made early in the second semester of the sophomore year. Procedures for application to this program can be obtained from the biology honors advisor.

1. HON 155, 156, 251, 252.
2. BIO 111, 113, 326, 327, 328. Eight credits should be elected as honors elections.
3. CHM 160, 161, 162, 165.
4. MTH 121.

Area Options. One of the two required area options must be in a foreign language, as stated in the University Honors Scholar Program. Students may choose the second area option according to their interests.

1. The general education requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.
2. HON 490 and eight additional credits in honors courses or honors electives taken outside biology.
3. At least 21 additional credits in biology including:
   1. BIO 404 and two writing courses.
   2. BIO 491, 493, 494 (to be completed by the end of the junior year).
   3. BIO 495, 496.
4. CHM 330, 331, 332, 333; PHY 143, 145.
5. Electives to complete a total of 124 credits.
6. At least 33 credits taken in upper division courses (courses numbered 300 or above).
7. A cumulative grade point average of 3.5 overall, and 3.0 in honors courses and honors electives.
8. Grades of C- or better in all core courses to be used as prerequisites.