The MARC-U*STAR Thesis

MARC-U*STAR Students are expected to complete a MARC U*STAR Thesis Proposal, MARC U*STAR thesis, and give an oral presentation of their completed thesis.  All information regarding the thesis is presented in the MARC Honors Thesis Handbook, included below.  Thesis presentations will be made on the final Friday of each semester, prior to the "Gathering to Honor Graduates."  Thesis format is, essentially, identical to that of the UTSA Honors College thesis, with slight alterations to the Signature Page.  Files pertinent to the MARC Thesis are included below: 

Thesis Files:

Thesis Coursework: 

All MARC U*STAR Participants must take a semester of independent study research.  OR, you may take Honors Thesis (HON 4993) or Departmental research (4993) credit courses.  If you are in the Honors College as well as MARC, enroll through the Honors college.  If you are not in the Honors College, look into earning College Honors (it's different...see undergrad catalog or Thesis Handbook); you'll be doing what you need to do to get College Honors by the time you're finished with the MARC thesis.  If you are not in the Honors College, you can enroll in the individual Departmental BIO 4993 courses directly at the Department, although this will take some getting used to, on the part of several departmental secretaries.  Come talk to Dr. T and she will explain it more fully to you.