CALS Honors College Student Junior / Senior Year Requirements Junior Year:

CALS Honors College Student Junior / Senior Year Requirements
Updated: 8-5-14
Junior Year:
 CALS 196 Junior Honors Seminar – 2 credits, Spring semester
o If a student is studying abroad in the Spring semester of their Junior year,
they must take HCOL 101 in the Fall semester of their Junior year
 Each CALS Honors College student will also take a minimum of one credit of
undergraduate research, undergraduate independent study, special problems,
special topics or research methods according to their department requirements.
o Animal Science:
 ASCI 198 Undergraduate Research
 ASCI 298 Advanced Special Topics
o Biochemistry:
 BIOC 192 Undergraduate Research
o Biological Sciences:
 BSCI 198 Undergraduate Research
 BSCI 298 Advanced Undergraduate Research
o Community Development & Applied Economics: (CID, CE, PCOM)
 CDAE 191 Special Problems
 CDAE 250 Applied Research Methods
 CDAE 291 Special Problems
 CDAE 296 Field Experience/Practicum
 CDAE 298 Undergraduate Research
o Environmental Sciences:
 ENSC 196 Independent Research
 ENSC 299 Environmental Sciences Honors
o Environmental Studies:
 ENVS 201 Research Methods
o Microbiology and Molecular Genetics:
 MMG 198 Undergraduate Research
 MMG 298 Advanced Undergraduate Research
o Nutrition & Food Sciences: (Dietetics, NFS)
 NFS 198 Undergraduate Research
o Plant Biology:
 PBIO 198 Undergraduate Research
 PBIO 298 Advanced Undergraduate Research
o Plant and Soil Science: (ECAG, SLH)
 PSS 198 Undergraduate Independent Study
 PSS 298 Undergraduate Independent Study
Senior Year:
 CALS Honors College Students will take a total of 6 credits of undergraduate
research, undergraduate independent study, special problems, special topics or
research methods according to their department requirements. Usually, three
credits will be taken in the Fall semester, and 3 credits will be taken in the Spring
semester
o Animal Science:
 ASCI 197/198 Undergraduate Research
 ASCI 297/298 Advanced Special Topics
o Biochemistry:
 BIOC 191/192 Undergraduate Research
o Biological Sciences:
 BSCI 197/198 Undergraduate Research
 BSCI 297/298 Advanced Undergraduate Research
o Community Development & Applied Economics: (CID, CE, PCOM)
 CDAE 191 Special Problems
 CDAE 250 Applied Research Methods
 CDAE 291 Special Problems
 CDAE 296 Field Experience/Practicum
 CDAE 297/298 Undergraduate Research
o Environmental Sciences:
 ENSC 196 Independent Research
 ENSC 299 Environmental Sciences Honors
o Environmental Studies:
 ENVS 202 Research Methods
o Microbiology and Molecular Genetics:
 MMG 197/198 Undergraduate Research
 MMG 297/298 Advanced Undergraduate Research
o Nutrition & Food Sciences: (Dietetics, NFS)
 NFS 197/198 Undergraduate Research
o Nutrition & Food Sciences (NFS/DPT):
 First year of professional courses for DPT
 RMS 220 Research I
o Plant Biology:
 PBIO 197/198 Undergraduate Research
 PBIO 297/298 Advanced Undergraduate Research
o Plant and Soil Science: (ECAG, SLH)
 PSS 197/198 Undergraduate Independent Study
 PSS 297/298 Undergraduate Independent Study
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Note: To allow flexibility for study abroad or similar experiences, alternative 200
level courses may be used to satisfy the Junior / Senior Year CALS Honors
College requirements as deemed appropriate by CALS faculty members.