Department of English
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022 requirements ENG-HON
Requirements
- Honors Requirement. During the senior year, students follow individual programs of study culminating in an honors thesis and participate in an honors colloquium.
- ENG-L 499 Senior Independent Study for Honors Students
ENG-L 499 Senior Independent Study for Honors Students
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Approval of department's Honors Director
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated up to 2 times for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Major GPA. Honors candidates must maintain a minimum 3.500 GPA in the English major.
- 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.