Department of History
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements HIST-HON
Requirements
- Honors Seminar. One (1) course:
- HIST-K 392 Honors Seminar
HIST-K 392 Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- For honors students only. Introduction to various approaches in historical scholarship, illustrated with the work of professors in the department.
- Repeatability
- May be taken two times for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- One of the following options.
- Honors Thesis. Six (6) credit hours:
- HIST-K 499 Senior Honors Thesis
HIST-K 499 Senior Honors Thesis
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Senior-level course for honors students only. Training in research and writing, culminating in an honors thesis to be written under direction of a faculty member. An oral examination over the thesis is conducted by three faculty members.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Honors Paper. Three (3) credit hours:
- HIST-K 498 Senior Honors Paper
HIST-K 498 Senior Honors Paper
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Senior-level course for honors students only. Training in research and writing, culminating in an honors paper to be written under direction of a faculty member and reviewed by the director of the History Honors Program.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
- Honors Thesis. Six (6) credit hours:
- GPA. Complete a minimum of 33 credits in History with:
- Major GPA. A History major grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.500 is required.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.300 is required.
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.
Interested students should submit an application during the spring semester of sophomore or junior year, to include transcripts, a writing sample, and at least one letter of recommendation from a History Department faculty member.