Departmental Honors

Departmental Honors is an advanced scholarship track of Commonwealth Honors College. Students may complete Departmental Honors as part of the full Commonwealth Honors College curriculum, which includes Honors General Studies, or they may complete Departmental Honors alone.

Students who are not already members of Commonwealth Honors College must apply to Departmental Honors via the online application. Admission to Departmental Honors will be at the discretion of the honors program director. Minimally, to be eligible to apply for Departmental Honors, students must have:

  • an overall GPA of 3.40 or higher earned after one full-time semester of UMass Amherst coursework
  • the ability to complete the Departmental Honors–Track requirements
  • the ability to complete the Commonwealth Honors College residency requirement of 45 graded credits (not pass/fail) earned at UMass Amherst (not transferred)

The astronomy requirements for the completion of Departmental Honors can be found here. 

For more information about Departmental Honors in Astronomy, contact our Honors Program Director Yuan Li.

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