The Honors in a Major Program offers the opportunity for intensive, individual study in a major.

Honors in a Major credit is earned by completing an honors project in a regular course. Although the nature of the honors work will vary, it should involve intellectual creativity and may take such forms as research, investigation, or artistic effort. The student initiates and plans the honors project and works closely with one or more faculty members in carrying it out. At the conclusion of the study, superior accomplishment should be demonstrated in some appropriate way. The honors project is done in addition to the normal course assignments, and does not directly affect the course grade.

ELIGIBILITY

Students are eligible to enter the Honors in a Major Program if they have at least a 3.50 grade point average in the major, or permission of the Honors Review Board.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

For graduation with Honors in a Major, a student must have at least a 3.50 grade point average in the major at graduation, and honors credit in at least three courses in the major that total at least 12 semester hours. The courses must be numbers at the 200, 300, or 400 level, and may be further specified by the major department, as described in each departmental section of the College Catalogue.

HONORS THESIS/PROJECT

One of the courses taken for Honors in a Major may be an Honors Thesis/Project (All-College course 494), which is an independent study course in the major. The description of the course as given in the College Catalogue is:

494 Honors Thesis/Project. A research/project course designed to meet the needs of the individual student seeking honors in the major at graduation. Prerequisites: Junior of Senior standing, and approval of the instructor, the department chair, and the Honors Review Board. Credit variable, 3-6 Sem. Hrs. For permission to register for an Honors Thesis/Project, the student must submit a completed Honors Application & Registration Form by the end of the twelfth week of classes of the semester prior to doing the thesis.

RECOGNITION AT GRADUATION AND ON TRANSCRIPT

Students who graduate with Honors in a Major each receive a red honors cord when they receive their diploma at commencement, and "Honors in _____" is printed after their name in the commencement program, the major being specified. Graduation with Honors in a Major is printed on the official grade transcript, along with the honors grade "H" preceding the grade in each course in which honors credit was earned.