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meet the specific needs of the class. If a student has already taken CRJ 4313 or 4324, he/she is not permitted to retake the course as honors- enriched.
Students must maintain a GPA in their major of 3.5 to graduate with Departmental honors designated on their diploma.
Education
The Departmental Honors Program in Undergraduate Education provides recognition to education students who have exhibited high levels of success in their coursework, including performing well above the standards established for professional development and scholarly endeavor.
Student may be admitted to Department Honors program upon admittance to the Teacher Education Program if they have a minimum 3.5 GPA in their major. A Departmental Honors Program application is available in the Undergraduate Education Department office.
Students must enroll in and successfully complete 6 hours of the following honors courses in education:
EDU 4326H EDU 4327H EDU 4328H EDU 4338H
Philosophy for Children Professional Leadership Reflective Education Seminar Honors Technology for Educators
The students must apply for honors recognition with the Office of Student Records the semester prior to graduation. Departmental Honors will be conferred to students who successfully complete six hours of departmental hours courses in education and have attained a minimum of 3.5 GPA in their major. Departmental Honors will be indicated on the transcript and diploma.
English
Students will be admitted to the departmental Honors in English if they have at least a 3.5 GPA in English and Departmental approval. In order to fulfill the 6-hour requirement for Honors in English, the student will need to complete ENG 4375H-Senior Portfolio/Honors Seminar in Literature or ENG 4385H-Senior Portfolio/Honors Seminar in Writing AND ENG 4386H-Honors Seminar and Thesis. The content of 4375H and 4385H will be determined by instructors and student interest. The seminars may be taught by one professor or team taught. Before students can enroll in the second Honors course, they must earn a minimum of a B in the first.
History
In order to complete the 6-hour requirement for Honors in History, the student will need to complete HIS 4391H-History Honors Seminar and HIS 4392H-History Honors Seminar. HIS 4391H is devoted to researching their selected thesis topic. In HIS 4392H, the students will write their Honor Thesis.
These 6 hours of the History Honors Seminar are in addition to the 36 hours required for the history major.