Honors degree and grad school application

<p>I am currently attending the university of utah and am in the honors program, which enables you to graduate with an honors degree. This consists of taking 6 honors classes and writing an honors thesis. I am not shure if other colleges have similiar programs. I am majoring in chemistry, and plan on going to graduate school. Will the honors degree make much of a difference on my application to graduate school? Also, will this help with getting grants or scholarships? I'm not shure if I should put in the extra effort here or if I would be better off focusing on other things.</p>