Program Requirements

The Honors Program offers two designations for participation, University Honors with Distinction and University Honors. Graduates of the program will be honored at commencement and will have an honors designation noted on their transcripts. A standard distribution of hours is shown below.

University Honors with Distinction* * Designed for incoming first-year students
Liberal Arts Core	12 hrs
Honors Seminars	6 hrs
Honors Electives	9 hrs
Senior Honors Thesis/Project	3 hrs
	30 hrs

University Honors Designed for current or transfer students
Honors Seminars	6 hrs
Honors Electives	9 hrs
Senior Honors Thesis/Project	3 hrs
	18 hrs

Keep in mind that:

Honors students who are also Presidential Scholars will receive honors credit for Presidential Scholars seminars
You are not required to take a course each semester, but it is to your great benefit to do so in order to make progress in the program

The following is an example of the possible breakdown of required honors classes over 8 semesters. You will need to adjust this schedule to accommodate your major or minor requirements. All students should consider making an appointment with Jessica to talk about how to include Honors courses in your personal program of study.

University Honors with Distinction
Year	1st Semester	2nd Semester
1st	Core (3)	Core (3)
2nd	Elective (3)	Core (3), Seminar (3)
3rd	Seminar (3)	Elective (3)
4th	Core (3), Elective (3)	Thesis (3)

University Honors
Year	1st Semester	2nd Semester
1st
2nd	Elective (3)	Seminar (3)
3rd	Seminar (3)	Elective (3)
4th	Elective (3)	Thesis (3)

Maintaining Honors Status

To remain in the program students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point requirement of 3.30. Students who fail to do this will be placed on probation for one semester. During that semester a student must achieve a non-cumulative GPA of 3.30 to be removed from probation. A demonstration of improvement without attaining a 3.30 GPA may be grounds for continued probation. However, if no improvement is shown during the probationary semester, the student will be dismissed from the program. If a student wishes to re-enter the program, reapplication is necessary.

Honors Thesis or Equivalent Project

The Honors thesis or equivalent project will be an independent scholarly or creative activity related to the student’s major. An Honors student will present a proposal for an Honors thesis or project to a prospective advisor and to the Director of the Honors Program, both of whom must deem it appropriate for 3 credit hours of work. The Honors student will meet with the advisor on a regular basis, prepare a midterm progress report to be signed by the thesis or project advisor, and deliver a presentation of the completed thesis or project.