Department of Anthropology
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements ANTH-HON
Requirements
- Honors Tutorial. At least three (3) credit hours:
- ANTH-A 399 Honors Tutorial
ANTH-A 399 Honors Tutorial
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Research and writing, culminating in honors thesis.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once.
- Oral Examination. A one-hour oral examination over the thesis will be administered during the senior year by a three-member committee, of which one member is to be selected from outside the Department of Anthropology.
- 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.
Students may enter the program in the second semester of their sophomore year or at any time during their junior year. Ordinarily, only students with outstanding academic records will be accepted, but applicants' strength of interest and commitment are also considered. Acceptance is made by the department chairperson or honors advisor, who will assign the student to a faculty tutor.