Honors and Global Studies
All students contemplating honors should meet with an Honors Advisor.
Requirements
The following requirements apply to those students who have already been accepted into Upper Division Honors.
A. Complete the College of Liberal Arts honors graduation requirements.
B. Complete a minimum of four (4) 3xxx-level honors opportunities after the 60th credit as specified below. At least two of the four must be honors classroom experiences.
- A Global Studies (GloS) honors course.
Students are encouraged to take either GloS 3144H or GloS 3101 H to fulfill this requirement. Note that if you choose to take both, one will not count as an honors requirement! You may only count one GloS course towards your four honors requirements in addition to your senior thesis—GloS 3550V. - A course outside of the Global Studies department (HSEM 3xxx).
Students are strongly encouraged to take an upper-division (3xxx level) Honors Seminar (HSEM). These courses are listed each semester in the Class Schedule under “Honors Seminar.” This course needs to be related to your theme or region and will count as an elective in your Global Studies program. - Supervised Honors Research Project/Thesis (GloS 3550V).
All Global Studies honors students must complete a research paper under the direction of a faculty member. The project/thesis is usually written in conjunction with GloS 3550V; other options may be discussed with the Global Studies honors representative. Candidates for the degree cum laude and magna cum laude must present a research paper of honors quality. For students graduating summa cum laude, a paper must be an honors thesis, and must be approved by a three-member faculty panel as being summa quality. A final oral examination is required for summa cum laude. - One additional honors opportunity.
This may be either inside or outside the major. Most Global Studies students complete this through a study abroad or an internship opportunity.