DEPARTMENTAL/COLLEGE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Anthropology
Anthropology honors courses are available at all levels and are open to all students who have distinguished themselves. Students who successfully complete six hours of honors courses in Anthropology and earn at least a 3.45 GPA in anthropology are eligible to take ANT 4510, Senior Honors Thesis. Students who complete nine hours of honors work, including ANT 4510, with a B average or better will graduate with "honors in anthropology."
Art
Students must complete nine hours of honors credit within the Art major. Six of these hours will be in Art honors courses and three of the nine hours will be an Honors Thesis.
Chemistry
Chemistry majors who fulfill the following requirements will be eligible to graduate with Honors in Chemistry:
- Complete a minimum of 9 hours of chemistry honors credit
- Graduate with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.45 and a GPA of 3.45 in chemistry courses
Complete a minimum of one chemistry honors contract in each academic year during participation in the program. A student will not be allowed to enroll in more than one honors chemistry contract per semester - Attend all departmental seminars during any semester in which a chemistry honors contract has been established
- Attend at least one off-campus professional chemistry meeting in each of his/her junior and senior years
- Complete an independent laboratory research project during his/her senior year
- Present at least one oral presentation to the department and at least one at an off-campus professional chemistry conference or symposium.
Submit a written senior research thesis to the chemistry department at the completion of the honors program - Contact the Chemistry Honors Director for details concerning the Honors Thesis and Contract for honors courses.
College of Business
See http://www1.appstate.edu/dept/cob/academics/honors.php
Communication
See http://www.asucom.appstate.edu/academics/honors.php
Computer Science
Students must complete at least nine credit hours within the Computer Science major and three of the nine hours will be an Honors Thesis. Students must have a 3.25 average or higher within the major to graduate with honors.
English
In order to graduate with "honors" in English, invited English majors must complete the requirements of the junior-senior honors program (ENG3510, 3515, and 4515(Senior Honors Thesis)) with a grade of B or better and carry a 3.45 average in all English courses. Students who complete the honors requirements with an A and carry a 3.65 average in all English courses will graduate with "high honors" in English. Those who complete the honors requirements with an A and carry a 3.85 average in all English courses will graduate with "highest honors" in English.
French
To graduate with honors in French, a student must take 9 semester hours of honors courses in the department, including F L 2510, FRE 3510 and FRE 4510; to graduate with honors in Spanish, a student must take 9 semester hours of honors courses in the department, including FL 2510, SNH 3510 and SNH 4510.
French majors meeting the requirements of the honors program (F L 2510, FRE 3510, FRE 4510) with a grade of B or better and a 3.45 average in all departmental course work will graduate with “honors” in French. Those meeting the requirements with a grade of A and a 3.65 average in all French course work will graduate with “high honors” in French. Those meeting the requirements with a grade of A and a 3.85 average in all French course work will graduate with “highest honors” in French.
Geography and Planning
The Department of Geography and Planning offers honors courses on all undergraduate levels, which are open to students who have distinguished themselves. Honors courses carry full credit toward the majors in geography and planning, or for non-majors full elective credit. Subject to the recommendations of the departmental honors committee, a student will be considered for graduation with honors in geography@ upon successful completion of at least one semester of honors work in a designated freshman/sophomore level honors course (GHY 1510, GHY 1515, and PLN 2510); one junior level honors course (GHY 3510) which may be taken twice, earning repetitive credit; and the Senior Honors Thesis (GHY 4510). Those students meeting these requirements with the grade of A will be considered for graduation with highest honors in geography.
Geology
Geology majors must complete GLY 4501 before taking GLY 4510 (Senior Honors Thesis). Students who complete a thesis with a grade of B or better and who graduate with a GPA of 3.5 in geology courses will be graduated with "honors" in geology; with a grade of A on the thesis and a geology GPA of at least 3.7, the student will be graduated with "highest honors" in geology.
History
Upon recommendation of the honors committee, a student will be considered for graduation with "honors in history" upon successful completion of at least one semester of honors work in World Civilization or American Civilization, a junior honors seminar, a senior honors thesis, and an examination. Those meeting these requirements with the grade A will be considered for graduation with "highest honors in history."
Mathematical Sciences
Students who successfully complete MAT 3510 with at least a grade of B and have earned at least a 3.45 GPA in mathematics courses are eligible for MAT 4510, Honors Thesis. Students who earn at least a B in MAT 4510 and complete a total of at least nine hours of honors work in mathematics will graduate with "honors" in mathematics. Those meeting these requirements with grades of A in the honors course and earning a 3.65 GPA in mathematics will graduate with "highest honors" in mathematics.
Philosophy and Religion
To graduate with "honors in philosophy or religion" a student must be a major who has completed at least 9 hours of work in departmental honors courses with a combined GPA of 3.4 or above in those courses. Three of the hours taken must be the course 4510, Senior Honors Thesis.
Physics and Astronomy
To graduate with "honors in physics and astronomy" or "highest honors in physics and astronomy" a student must successfully complete PSY 4510, the department's senior honors thesis and research course. Contact the departmental chairperson or the departmental honors director for information on additional courses and requirements.
Political Science
To graduate with honors a student must take nine semester hours of upper division honors courses in political science, including PS 4510 (Senior Honors Thesis). Contact the departmental honors director for details. A student completing nine semester hours of honors courses with a B average and a 3.45 GPA in political science will graduate with "honors" in political science. A student with an A average in the honors courses and a 3.65 GPA in all political science courses will graduate with "highest honors" in political science.
Psychology
To graduate with "honors in psychology", a student must be recommended by the departmental Honors Committee and meet the criteria for such consideration: a minimum overall GPA of 3.45; a minimum GPA of 3.5 in psychology courses; and successful completion of the honors sequence. The honors sequence consists of nine semester hours of honors courses, with at least a grade of B in each. Six hours may be selected from the following: PSY 1200 (honors), 2510, 3510, 4655. A student may substitute one of the following courses for a course in the honors sequence by satisfactorily completing an honors contract (made between the student and the professor teaching the course): PSY 3201, 3202, 3203, 3204, 3205, 3206, 3207, 4200, 4658, and 4660. Three hours are senior honors thesis courses, PSY 4511 and 4512 to be taken over two semesters. The honors program requires a minimum of three semesters to complete. Honors courses are not offered during summer sessions.
Sociology
The Department of Sociology and Social Work offers an honors program composed of nine hours of disciplinary honors work including a 3 hour honors thesis. Disciplinary honors courses will be drawn from designated honors courses offered at the introductory, intermediate and advanced course levels in the department. Enrollment in sociology honors courses is by permission of the Departmental Honors Coordinator. However, to graduate with honors in sociology, a student must be a major, have maintained an overall grade point average of 3.4, an overall Sociology and Social Work grade point average of 3.4, a grade of no less than B in any honors designated courses and have completed a departmental honors thesis.
Spanish
Spanish majors meeting the requirements of the honors program (F L 2510, SNH 3510, SNH 4510) with a grade of B or better and a 3.45 average in all departmental course work will graduate with “honors” in Spanish. Those meeting the requirements with a grade of A and a 3.65 average in all Spanish course work will graduate with “high honors” in Spanish. Those meeting the requirements with a grade of A and a 3.85 average in all Spanish course work will graduate with “highest honors” in Spanish.
