To declare Honors in the Major, please schedule an appointment through Starfish with the Conservation Biology Major Academic Advisor.

To complete Honors in the Conservation Biology major, students must:

1. Take 16 credits of honors in the major. Of the 16 honors credits, at least 6 credits must be Senior Honors Thesis credits (681/682) from an appropriate department (ex. Botany, Zoology, Forest & Wildlife Ecology, etc.).

2. Students must also maintain at least a 3.3 overall cumulative GPA to complete Honors in the Conservation Biology major.

Students can select from any Conservation Biology courses designated as honors (types of honors credit).

Students often design and complete a project in a non-honors designated course in collaboration with the instructor. To do this, students submit a project proposal (called a “Green Sheet“) to the L&S Honors Program by the end of the 8th week of class.

Study Abroad and Honors in the Major

Some study abroad programs, like the CEIBA Tropial Conservation Semester, may be designated honors programs or students may be able to apply for honors credit upon return. See the Conservation Biology Academic Advisor for more information.

Biocore and Honors in the Major

UW-Madison offers an honors introductory biology sequence, called Biocore.  Bicore courses apply towards Honors in the Major credits, check out the Conservation Biology and Biocore sample four year plan.