Department of Linguistics
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements LING-HON
Requirements
- Required Honors Courses. Students must earn a grade of B or higher in each of the following:
- Honors Reading. One (1) course:
- LING-L 399 Readings in Linguistics (Honors)
LING-L 399 Readings in Linguistics (Honors)
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of departmental honors committee
- Notes
- Honors course
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated twice for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Honors Project. One (1) course:
- LING-L 499 Honors Project
LING-L 499 Honors Project
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Approval of the departmental honors committee
- Notes
- Honors course
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated twice for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Honors Reading. One (1) course:
- GPA. Honors candidates must have a GPA of at least 3.500 in all linguistics courses at the time of graduation.
- GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade 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.
Exceptions to and substitutions for honors requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Applicants must have completed at least three courses in linguistics with a minimum GPA of 3.500; at least two of these courses must be required core courses (i.e., LING-L 306, LING-L 307, LING-L 310, LING-L 431, or LING-L 441). Applicants should have a minimum College GPA of 3.300, the recommendation of a linguistics faculty member, and a strong interest in a specific area of study.