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.

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Afro-American Studies

Afro-American Studies

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Animal Science/Pre-Vet

Animal Science/Pre-Vet

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Anthropology

Anthropology

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Architecture

Architecture

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Art

Art

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Art History

Art History

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Astronomy

Astronomy

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Bachelor's Degree With Individual Concentration

Bachelor's Degree With Individual Concentration

Program Requirements

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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.

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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

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Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

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Chemistry

Chemistry

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Chinese

Chinese

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Classics

Classics

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Communication

Communication

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Comparative Literature

Comparative Literature

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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.

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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.

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Dance

Dance

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Earth Systems

Earth Systems

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Economics

Economics

Program Requirements

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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.

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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

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English

English

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Environmental Design

Environmental Design

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Environmental Science

Environmental Science

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Finance

Finance

Program Requirements

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Food Science

Food Science

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French

French

Program Requirements

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Geography

Geography

Program Requirements

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Geology

Geology

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German and Scandinavian Studies

German and Scandinavian Studies

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History

History

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Hospitality and Tourism Management

Hospitality and Tourism Management

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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

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Italian

Italian

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Japanese

Japanese

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Journalism

Journalism

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Judaic Studies

Judaic Studies

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Kinesiology

Kinesiology

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Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture

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Legal Studies

Legal Studies

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Linguistics

Linguistics

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Management

Management

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Managerial Economics

Managerial Economics

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Marketing

Marketing

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Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

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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.

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Microbiology

Microbiology

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Middle Eastern Studies

Middle Eastern Studies

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Music

Music

Program Requirements

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Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation

Program Requirements

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Nursing

Nursing

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Nutrition

Nutrition

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Operations and Information Management

Operations and Information Management

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Philosophy

Philosophy

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Physics

Physics

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Plant and Soil Sciences

Plant and Soil Sciences

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Political Science

Political Science

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Portuguese

Portuguese

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Psychology

Psychology

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Public Health Sciences

Public Health Sciences

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Resource Economics

Resource Economics

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Russian, Eurasian, and Polish Studies

Russian, Eurasian, and Polish Studies

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Social Thought and Political Economy

Social Thought and Political Economy

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Sociology

Sociology

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Spanish

Spanish

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Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

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Sport Management

Sport Management

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Sustainable Community Development

Sustainable Community Development

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Theater

Theater

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University Without Walls

University Without Walls

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Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation

Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation

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Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

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