Department of Religious Studies
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements REL-HON
Requirements
- Honors Tutorial. One (1) course:
- REL-R 399 Reading for Honors
REL-R 399 Reading for Honors
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor and departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Independent guided reading.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
- Honors Thesis. One (1) course:
- REL-R 499 Senior Honors Essay
REL-R 499 Senior Honors Essay
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Guided research culminating in essay(s).
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Major GPA. Honors candidates must have a GPA of at least 3.500 in a Religious Studies 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.
Admission. Students who major in Religious Studies and have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.300 are eligible for the honors program in religious studies.