NS 4990

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NS 4990
Honors Problem

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

All DNS Honors students must complete a total of six credits in NS 4990 Honors Problem. Students must complete three credits of NS 4990 in each of their last two semesters. These credits are supervised by the DNS Honors Program Director and represent both a student's research with their faculty advisor, as well as the program's required writing tasks, and presenting their project in a research symposium. Writing tasks include a progress report, abstract, literature review, full thesis draft, and final thesis.?Research activities may include reviewing the literature, writing a proposal, developing research methods, collecting data in the field or laboratory, analyzing data, and writing the honors thesis. Additional research credit is taken as NS 4000, NS 4010, NS 4020, or equivalent.


Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment limited to: students who have been accepted into the DNS Honors Research Program.

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  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Graded

  • 12625 NS 4990   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Medina-Rivera, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Enrollment limited to: Nutritional Sciences (NS) Honors Research Program students via the University Add/Drop form. Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) Honors Students take 3 credits of NS 4990 per semester. Please reach out to DNS Student Services (dnsstudentservices@cornell.edu) and the DNS Honors Program Director with questions.

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