Honors in the Major in Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences (NFES) Department.

Below, you will find the things you need to know about how Honors in the Major works in the Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences Department.

• The student working on the Honors in the Major project in the Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences Department assumes more responsibility and independence than with a typical Directed Independent Study. The project is more the student's than the professor's, although it involves the professor's area of expertise and is conducted in his/her research setting.
• In the first term the student is expected to familiarize her/himself with the chosen topic, produce a literature review and draft of a research proposal. In the second term the student is expected to finalize the proposal by including results and discussion in the format of an Honor’s Thesis (generally similar to that of the Master’s Thesis). The student will also create a presentation to defend the Thesis orally in front of the committee members and other interested parties
• The three-person committee for the Honors Thesis must include at least two faculty members from the NFES department
• In order to be eligible to undertake an Honors Thesis project, the NFES students must have a 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA earned in the major area of study. However, the major professor will ultimately decide if higher GPA is necessary for a student to be accepted
• The course to register for Honors Thesis credit is HUN4913r
• Student will take three to six (3-6) hours of Honors Thesis credit that may be repeated to the maximum of nine (9), typically over two or three semesters, to graduate with Honors.
• Three of these hours can apply toward major requirements
• In some instances and upon the requests from the major professor, student will need to successfully complete a basic statistical course either before or concurrent with the first 3 hours of Honors Thesis work
• Students are encouraged to make plans for Honors in the Major work in NFES as early as possible.
• Students should meet with Professor Jasminka Ilich-Ernst to discuss the program at their earliest convenience.