Year 1

Fall

• Student receives commitment from a faculty mentor for guidance and direction in creating a research proposal and conducting research.
• Applications including the research proposal are prepared by the student and edited by the faculty mentor (due in Winter Quarter).

Winter

• Applications for the Science Honors Program are submitted
• Science Honors Review Committee evaluates applications and research proposals.
• Students and Faculty are notified of acceptance into the Science Honors Research Program

Spring

• Students accepted into Science Honors Research Program take Science Honors Junior Seminar.
• Students accepted into Science Honors Research Program prepare a draft of the introduction of their thesis.
• Students accepted into Science Honors Research Program begin mentored research and enroll in 1 or 2 credits of Research.

Summer

• Faculty-mentored student research continues full-time for nine weeks simultaneous with summer school session. Faculty and students receive stipends.
• Students begin processing their data.
• Students work on a draft of the methods section of their thesis.
• Students and faculty participate in weekly research brown bag lunches.
• Social activities are organized among faculty mentors and student researchers.

Year 2

Fall

• Research continues and students enroll in research credits.
• Students work on a draft of the results section of their thesis.

Winter

• Students enroll in the Capstone Science Honors Seminar and research credits.
• Honors research continues with a complete draft of the honors thesis due by the end of the quarter.

Spring

• Students enroll in Science Honors Thesis credits. The honors thesis is completed and due in final form in May.
• Students give presentation of honors thesis at SOURCE.
• The honors thesis is presented at a professional conference.