Department of Sociology
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements SOC-HON
Requirements
- Honors Seminar First Semester. One (1) course:
- SOC-S 498 Honors Thesis Seminar I
SOC-S 498 Honors Thesis Seminar I
- Credits
- 1–12 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of honors thesis seminar instructor
- Description
- Research and preparation of senior honors thesis.
- Honors Seminar Second Semester. One (1) course:
- SOC-S 499 Honors Thesis Seminar II
SOC-S 499 Honors Thesis Seminar II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- SOC-S 370 and SOC-S 498; and consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Senior Honors thesis research developed under the supervision of a mentor.
- Sociology Hours Requirement. Complete at least 30 credit hours in sociology courses.
- Major GPA. Honors candidates must have a GPA of at least 3.500 in the Sociology 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.