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The professional Honors Program in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering provides an opportunity for selected students to develop individually through independent study and research. General requirements are described in the Special Programs chapter. The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department requires a minimum overall GPA of 3.5. Acceptance to the program is made by petition to the faculty at the beginning of, or during, the junior year. Transfer students meeting other requirements may be considered for admission after completing one semester at Vanderbilt. Candidates for honors choose their technical courses with the consent of a faculty honors adviser.  At least 6 hours of courses level 250-and-above listed in the graduate catalog must be taken plus six hours of ChBE 246 & 247. ChBE 246 is substituted for ChBE 229W in the senior year. A formal written research report is submitted each semester ChBE 246 or 247 is taken with a final report and presentation given in the Spring Semester of the senior year to the ChBE Faculty and students.