Department of Linguistics
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 requirements LING-HON
Requirements
- Required Honors Courses. Students must earn a grade of B or higher in each of the following:
- Honors Reading. One (1) course:
- LING-L 399 Readings in Linguistics (Honors)
LING-L 399 Readings in Linguistics (Honors)
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of departmental honors committee
- Notes
- Honors course
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated twice for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Honors Project. One (1) course:
- LING-L 499 Honors Project
LING-L 499 Honors Project
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Approval of the departmental honors committee
- Notes
- Honors course
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated twice for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Honors Reading. One (1) course:
- Major GPA. A Linguistics 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.
Applicants must have completed at least three courses in linguistics with a minimum GPA of 3.500; at least two of these courses must be required core courses (i.e., LING-L 306, LING-L 307, LING-L 310, LING-L 431, or LING-L 441). Applicants should have a minimum College GPA of 3.300, the recommendation of a linguistics faculty member, and a strong interest in a specific area of study.