In spring 1995, the department created a more integrated and expanded Honors program for qualified undergraduates. The Honors program encourages students to develop high-level skills of analysis, argument, and expression through collective discussion of common research issues and through the preparation of individual research project using primary materials. It places particular emphasis on the interpretation of historical evidence. The Honors program, which represents an additional 6 credits beyond the standard major, has distinct elements. The seminar encourages the development of basic research tools, stresses the use of documents and evidence in historical analysis, and provides an opportunity for students to work as part of an academically coherent group.
Students orally defend their thesis.
The experience of bringing a significant undergraduate research project to successful completion under the guidance of a professor is of substantial intellectual benefit to the student, and provides the student with a paper for applications to graduate school. Finally, each Honors candidate must complete one History course offered through the University Honors College . For more information visit our internship webpage with information on participatiing museums, requirements and guidelines.