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The Honors Program
New for the 2008-2009 academic year, there are now two ways of pursuing honors in the concentration:
- Thesis Option:
- Students in this option are eligible for a recommendation of up to Highest Honors
- College GPA must be 3.5 or higher at the time of application.
- Requires Thesis application by spring of Junior year
- See Thesis pages for more details and instructions
- Non-Thesis Option:
- Students in this option are eligible for a recommendation of Honors only
- Final concentration GPA must be 3.85 or higher. Concentration GPA is calculated from a student's best twelve half-courses that meet the requirements, including final semester grades.
- The courses that meet the requirements include the Tier 1/Introductory requirement, Tier 2 courses (as required), Basic and Advanced Methods, a lab course if required for the track, Sophomore Tutorial, the required number of electives and any additional track-specific courses. See the requirements chart for details of each track.
- If a student has extra courses that meet the requirements, for example if a student has taken 7 electives and only 6 are required, the best 6 grades for elective courses will be counted.
- Minimum grade of A or A- in the following courses:
- No application or notification to the department is required.
- Students who meet the above requirements at the end of their final semester will receive an Honors recommendation. Students who are recommended for Honors will receive an award letter from the Department prior to graduation.
- This rule is officially in the Handbook for Students beginning with the Class of 2011. Earlier classes will be able to receive a recommendation of Honors under this rule provided they meet the minimum GPA and grade requirements in the courses listed above. They do not need to elect the full slate of requirements for the Class of 2011.
- Petitions will not be accepted to substitute in courses in order to meet the requirements.
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