You should consult the mathematics and statistics placement guide elsewhere in this Bulletin, or an adviser in the department if you are thinking about taking a mathematics course for this requirement. Students who successfully complete such an effort graduate with a departmental honors notation on their transcripts and under their names in the commencement program. To qualify for entrance into the departmental honors program, you must be a senior, a major in the College of Arts and Science, and have a grade point average of at least 3.5 in the major in which departmental honors work is desired. These credits may be taken in one or more semesters of your senior year. Approvals of the department chair or program director and the faculty mentor of your honors work are required for registration.
Expectations are rigorous and demanding, but the nature of projects vary.
Projects might involve independent readings, creative efforts, internships, or research, based in the laboratory, field, or library. The project must result in a tangible product, such as an examination, written report, paper or monograph, oral presentation, work of art, or documentary. Departmental honors in the College may be coordinated and integrated with work for Senior Directed Study in the University Honors Program. A common project may serve both departmental honors and university honors but separate and distinct presentations must be made to the department or program and to the University Honors Program for evaluation to earn both honors notations. Credit is not given for closely related courses in two or more divisions.