Departmental Honors
The Departmental Honors Program provides qualified students the opportunity to complete a two-semester, six-credit research project under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Each Honors project culminates in a thesis and oral defense. Completing an Honors project can be one of the most academically rewarding experiences of a student's undergraduate career.
A number of departments award only one level of Honors (rather than Honors, High and Highest). For Honors students in the class of 2010, these departments are:
Economics, Government, Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Literary and Cultural Studies, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics, and Public Policy.
Planning for Honors:
- Guidelines for Students Conducting Honors Projects
- Links to Departmental Honors Information
- Grants Available for Honors Projects
Information for Current Honors Students:
- Honors Program Forms and Other Resources
- Honors Colloquium
- Important Dates
- Almost Finished? Answers to some last-minute questions
Listings of Honors Students and Their Projects:
A Note on Latin Honors
To recognize outstanding academic achievement, the College awards degrees summa cum laude (overall grade point average >3.80), magna cum laude (>3.65), and cum laude (>3.50). This honor is noted on the student’s diploma and on the academic transcript, and is unrelated to completion of a departmental Honors project.
