Departmental Honors

Requirements

To graduate with departmental honors in Folklore and Ethnomusicology, students must:

• compile a 3.500 GPA in Folklore and Ethnomusicology and a 3.300 GPA in university courses;
• fulfill all of the requirements for a major in Folklore and Ethnomusicology;
• complete—in addition to the requirements for the major—FOLK-F 399 Reading for Honors (3 cr.) and FOLK-F 499 Honors Thesis (3 cr.), preferably sequentially;
• submit a 35–50 page thesis or project to a two-to-three person committee;
• present the thesis or project at an oral defense.

College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

• Students must have a College GPA of 3.300 or higher to qualify for admission to a Departmental Honors program and to receive Departmental Honors. Units may set a higher College GPA.
• Units establish additional criteria, including admissions procedures, academic performance standards, and whether there are required courses, papers, or projects.
• Students who wish to earn honors in two different units must complete a distinct body of work for each honors notation.