Opinion
MEHLER | Standardizing Graduating with Honors
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The issue of unstandardized graduation honors harms thousands of students every May, and this lack of standardization is a byproduct of Cornell’s great mission.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/honors-thesis/)
The issue of unstandardized graduation honors harms thousands of students every May, and this lack of standardization is a byproduct of Cornell’s great mission.
Undergraduate students in the biological sciences honors program were informed on Wednesday afternoon that they will officially not be allowed to work in laboratories starting March 28, the deadline the University set after which all classes must be held online. As a part of the honors program, students conduct novel, independent research and then write a formal honors thesis in a specific field of study. As a result of the disruption, participants should plan to collect as much data as possible before spring break, according to an email sent by Laura Schoenle, coordinator of undergraduate research and honors. Even though aspects of the course will be cut short, students enrolled in Biology 4990: Independent Research in Biology, will receive full credit. “If you are enrolled in BIOG 4990, you will be able to receive full credit for the course, as we will have passed the 60% time point in the semester when we reach spring break,” Schoenle wrote in an email to biological sciences honors students.