Departmental Honors Departmental honors program is available to qualified students in many departments. Interested students should contact the chairperson of their major department or the dean of the college regarding the availability of a program. Usually, students enter a departmental honors program in their junior year. Departmental honors confer the status of cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude on graduating students. University Honors Program University Honors seminars are interdisciplinary and fulfill college group requirements.
Seminars are open to undergraduate students in all disciplines and colleges.
The program confers the status of cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude on graduating students. To receive these honors, students with a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade point average must apply to the program and successfully complete the required amount of honors credit hours. University College Building, 277-4211. There are numerous honorary chartered student organizations on campus, each requiring application. Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa is an honor society for those seniors with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and juniors with a 4.0 average after the fall semester of their junior year.