Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements SLAV-HON
Requirements
- Senior Honors Seminar. One (1) course:
- SLAV-T 499 Senior Honors Thesis
SLAV-T 499 Senior Honors Thesis
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies or the department chair
- Description
- Students write a departmental honors thesis (or similarly advanced, ambitious work to fulfill departmental honors, such as a substantial translation into English from a departmental language) under the guidance of a departmental faculty member.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated up to 2 times for a maximum of 6 credit hours
- Capstone Project. Successful completion of an approved senior capstone project.
- Major GPA. Honors candidates must have a GPA of 3.500 or higher in the Slavic and East European Language and Cultures major 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.