Requirements for Departmental Honors in History
Qualified students are invited to work for the degree citation “honors in history.”
A. Admission: History majors who demonstrate unusual promise in the study of history are invited by the department to enroll in the Honors Program. Departmental honors may be taken concurrently with college honors. Admission to departmental honors is based on the following:
1. Sophomore standing
2. Overall minimum GPA of 3.0
3. A minimum GPA of 3.3 in all history courses (minimum of 10 hours)
4. Recommendations from two professors
5. An interview with the adviser
B. Requirements: To gain departmental honors in history, each student will satisfactorily complete the following:
1. Honors recognition in two history courses. Honors recognition courses are regularly scheduled 3000 to 4000 level courses in which special recognition is achieved by reading and research in addition to the normal requirements of the course.
2. Three hours of independent research under Junior Honors Research (HIST 3870).
3. Six hours of thesis under Senior Honors Research (HIST 4870, 4880) leading to the completion of a senior thesis.
4. Oral examination covering the area of the senior thesis.
