Each department has the option to alter the requirements for Honors in the Major, as long as the stated minimums remain in effect.

Below, you will find the things you need to know about how Honors in the Major works in your department.

• This thesis will typically vary from 25 to 50+ pages, depending on the nature of the project. Often a great deal of information and research effort can be effectively and efficiently expressed in a single table or figure. The format may be like a 'short' Master's thesis, or in a form required to submit for publication in a scientific journal.
• The course you register for, for Honors Thesis credit, is CHM4906r, Honors Work.
• You may complete anywhere from six to nine hours of Honors thesis credit.
• None of these thesis hours count toward major requirements, although six of them can count towards the American Chemical Society certified major (not reported by FSU). For the Biochemistry degree, CHM4906 is one of three ways to meet the upper-level laboratory requirement.
• Grades for work in progress are assigned at the end of each term.
• There are no completion requirements beyond a successfully defended thesis.
• Students are encouraged to make plans for Honors in the Major work in Chemistry well in advance. Students should meet with Professor Ken Goldsby to discuss the program at their earliest convenience.