|
Biomedical And Premedical Honors Track in
Biological Sciences:
Outstanding
students with an interest in biomedical science are invited to apply for the Biomedical and
Premedical Honors Track in Biological Sciences. Students accepted into
this program will receive orientation and group advisement through the
College of Arts and Sciences Pre-Health Professions Advising Center and
also the Premedical/Pre-professional Advisement Committee by
appointment. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to
perform biomedical-related research under the guidance of a faculty
mentor, write an Honors Thesis under the guidance of a thesis committee based upon this research, and present
findings in a departmental seminar. Students that successfully complete the program will be eligible to compete for the Robert J. Smiddy Undergraduate Honors Research Award.
The courses chosen
to fulfill the requirements for the Biomedical and Premedical Honors
Track will be the same as for the regular B.S. program except that (a)
the mathematics requirement does not include Statistics as an option
(although it is highly recommended), and (b) required courses taken
outside the major must include at least one of the following: ANT 3462
Medical Anthropology, PHI 4633 Biomedical Ethics, REL 3180 Medical and
Bioethics or SYO 3400 Medical Sociology.
Students apply for
admission to the Biomedical and Premedical Honors Track at the end of
their sophomore year, although students may receive provisional
acceptance as early as their freshman year. As in the Honors
Program in Biological Sciences, accepted students will require placement
in a research lab and register for BSC 4915L Honors Research Laboratory
prior to the spring term of their 3rd year.
As stated above, the production of an honors thesis and registration
for BSC 4970 is also required. A list of faculty and their
research interests is available from the Biology Department office in
OE167 or from
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/html/people/faculty.htm.
|
