College Schools, Departments & Programs

Biology

Honors Courses
In order to provide opportunities and challenges for superior students, the department offers honors courses equivalent to its main courses and designated with an "S." These small-enrollment courses offer tightly integrated lecture and laboratory experiences that include an experimental approach and a quantitative orientation, in addition to covering the basic material taught in the regular courses. Candidates for an honors degree (see "Departmental Honors Program") need not necessarily take these courses but would clearly benefit from them.