Department of Anthropology
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements ANTH-HON
The anthropology honors program offers tutorial guidance to superior students who want to develop in-depth research interests. The department also offers student membership opportunities in the Kappa Chapter of Lambda Alpha, the National Collegiate Anthropological Honor's Society, a student organization.
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.
- 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.
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.