With honors / Of honors

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<p>So I got in for Winter 2013.</p>

<p>When do I apply for honors?</p>

<p>Also.... do I apply for interdisciplinary honors or the biochem major's honors?</p>

<p>I am a transfer student who will have 68 credits winter quarter.
Here are my totals for core classes
--Individuals and Societies --
Earned: 15.0 credits<br>
Needs: 5.0 credits
--The Natural World --
Earned: 35.0 credits
DONE
--Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts--
Earned: 5.0 credits<br>
Needs: 15.0 credits</p>

<p>So it looks like I only need 20 credits of these core classes. Is that enough to justify my application to interdisciplinary honors? Or should I try to early apply for my major and try honors/research track?</p>

<p>Little confused. help much appreciated.</p>

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<p>First off, congrats!</p>

<p>You can probably find more information here: [UW</a> Honors - Transfer Admission - How to Apply](<a href=“http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/apply/transfer/]UW”>Transfer Admission | University of Washington Honors Program)</p>

<p>I don’t remember any specific people in the forum who are transfer students that applied to Honors, but send a message to any of the Honors advisors and biochem advisors. They’ll be happy to help.</p>

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<p>A big problem with the UW honors program is that the current way its set up is very transfer student unfriendly. The general requirements for UW (I&S, NW, etc.) have absolutely no value in the program - you have to take the honors-specific general requirements. Depending on your commitment to this, you could just apply to the program like everyone else and try to get into as many honors courses as possible each quarter to catch up. This may take an additional year depending on your own situation. Alternately, you could apply to biochemistry departmental honors, which is totally separate from the college honors program. If you want to go into research/grad school asap, this is probably what makes the most sense as it would give you biochem-specific, in-depth courses and an undergrad thesis.
Either way, I’d email BOTH the college honors program and the biochem dept. honors to get their take.</p>

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<p>I’d go the route of honors within the biochem department. The honors program is very oriented towards freshman distribution requirements. I think you won’t get as much out of it as a transfer. part of the appeal of the program is being within a smaller group of people at the very large UW. But since you’re already at the upper level most of these people will be freshmen.</p>