Departmental Honors Requirements

Departmental Honors Requirements

Departmental Honors (DH) offers the opportunity to broaden your academic interests in one specific discipline. Successful completion of the DH course requirements with minimum grades of B (or as specified below) and the submission of a properly formatted Research Manuscript or Creative Portfolio will result in the award of "Departmental Honors" on the student's academic transcript. For information about DH, speak with your Honors Program Director and see Admissions Process below. For information about the full CHC Curriculum.

General Admission Criteria

Minimally, to be eligible to apply for DH, students must have:

Admissions Process

Requirement Exceptions Note

Note: exceptions to the requirements above require approval by both the Honors Program Director (HPD) and a Commonwealth Honors College advisor; Petition for Exception requests must be submitted through CHC PATHS.


Afro-American Studies

Afro-American Studies

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Animal Science/Pre-Vet

Animal Science/Pre-Vet

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Anthropology

Anthropology

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Architecture

Architecture

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Art

Art

Program Requirements

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Art History

Art History

Program Requirements

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Astronomy

Astronomy

Program Requirements

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Bachelor's Degree With Individual Concentration

Bachelor's Degree With Individual Concentration

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students may apply to BMB DH only AFTER they have started doing independent research in labs as approved by the BMB HPD.

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Biology

Biology

Program Requirements

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Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Program Requirements

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Building and Construction Technology

Building and Construction Technology

Program Requirements

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Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Chemistry

Chemistry

Program Requirements

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Chinese

Chinese

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Classics

Classics

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Communication

Communication

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Comparative Literature

Comparative Literature

Program Requirements

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Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students must have an ECE GPA of at least 3.400 and have taken the following courses: E&C-ENG 124, 201, 202, 210, 213, 214, 231, 241 and COMPSCI 250.

Program Requirements

Notes:

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Computer Science and Informatics

Computer Science and Informatics

Departmental Admission Criteria

Entry to COMPSCI/INFO DH requires applicants to have already been admitted to the Commonwealth Honors College as part of the Multidisciplinary Honors track. Applicants must have completed the requirements identified here for consideration.

Program Requirements

Notes:

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Dance

Dance

Program Requirements

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Earth Systems

Earth Systems

Program Requirements

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Economics

Economics

Program Requirements

Notes:

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Education

Education

Admission Requirements

To participate in the Departmental Honors, students must apply to the Commonwealth Honors College specially for Education Departmental Honors. Students will be informed by the Honors College about the departmental honors decision.

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students must have an ECE GPA of at least 3.400 and have taken the following courses: E&C-ENG 124, 201, 202, 210, 213, 214, 231, 244 and MATH 233.

Program Requirements

Notes:

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


English

English

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Environmental Design

Environmental Design

Program Requirements

 


Environmental Science

Environmental Science

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Finance

Finance

Program Requirements

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Food Science

Food Science

Program Requirements

Notes:

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French

French

Program Requirements

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Geography

Geography

Program Requirements

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Geology

Geology

Program Requirements

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German and Scandinavian Studies

German and Scandinavian Studies

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


History

History

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Hospitality and Tourism Management

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students must have completed MIE 201, 210, 211, 273, 353, 460; MATH 132, 235; PHYSICS 152 with an overall GPA of at least 3.400

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Italian

Italian

Program Requirements

Notes:

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Japanese

Japanese

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Journalism

Journalism

Program Requirements

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Judaic Studies

Judaic Studies

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Kinesiology

Kinesiology

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Legal Studies

Legal Studies

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Linguistics

Linguistics

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Management

Management

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Managerial Economics

Managerial Economics

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Marketing

Marketing

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Departmental Admission Criteria

Students must have completed MIE 201, 210, 211, 230; MATH 233, PHYSICS 152 with an overall GPA of at least 3.400.

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.


Microbiology

Microbiology

Program Requirements

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Middle Eastern Studies

Middle Eastern Studies

Program Requirements

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Music

Music

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Nursing

Nursing

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Nutrition

Nutrition

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Operations and Information Management

Operations and Information Management

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Philosophy

Philosophy

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Physics

Physics

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Plant and Soil Sciences

Plant and Soil Sciences

Program Requirements

 


Political Science

Political Science

Program Requirements

Notes:

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Portuguese

Portuguese

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Psychology

Psychology

Program Requirements

Notes:

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Public Health Sciences

Public Health Sciences

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Public Policy

Public Policy

Public Policy Departmental Honors Program Requirements


Resource Economics

Resource Economics

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Russian, Eurasian, and Polish Studies

Russian, Eurasian, and Polish Studies

Program Requirements

Notes:

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Social Thought and Political Economy

Social Thought and Political Economy

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Sociology

Sociology

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.

 


Spanish

Spanish

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Sport Management

Sport Management

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Sustainable Community Development

Sustainable Community Development

Program Requirements

Notes:

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Theater

Theater

Program Requirements

Notes:

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University Without Walls

University Without Walls

Program Requirements

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Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation

Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation

Program Requirements

 


Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

Program Requirements

For the department's Honors Program Director's contact information, please refer to the Honors Program Director list.