How to Graduate with Honors
Graduation Requirements: Students who entered the Heltzer Honors Program in 2006 or earlier Click Here
Graduation Requirements for 2007 Freshmen & future classes
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Coursework for Heltzer Honors Program graduates includes the following components:
9 Hours in University Honors, one of each of the following courses (HON 1515, HON 2515, HON 3515); students must take one course that fulfills two of the three disciplinary areas-Arts & Humanities, Social Science, Science (one course may fulfill two areas)
9 additional hours of Honors course work (for example, World Civilization, Honors General Psychology, Sophomore Honors Literature)
*Any upper division course not taught as an Honors course may be contracted for Honors Credit. For more information about Honors Contracts, click here.
At least 3 hours of Honors credits in the major department (departments may choose which courses will fulfill this requirement in their areas)
At least 3 hours credit for the Senior Thesis/Project (either HON 4010 or college/departmental 4510) which must be examined and approved by both an advisor in the student’s thesis/project area and second reader from a different department in the form of a defense. For more information about Senior Thesis/Project click here
For Senior Thesis/Project application forms and guidelines click here
**University Honors graduates are expected to present a Thesis Defense as part of their capstone experiences. For more information about the Thesis Defense click here.
International Education Requirement (ONE of the following options are available for students)
* an ASU-approved semester/year-long study abroad
* an ASU three-credit study abroad course (Summer I)
* an Honors course with study abroad component
* an ASU-sponsored summer study abroad program
* an ASU-sponsored service learning abroad experience
* an ASU-approved undergraduate research abroad experience
* any other for-credit study abroad opportunity with permission of the Honors Program Director
* a non-travel-dependent alternative experience arranged with the approval of the Honors Program Director (click here for more information)
GPA Requirements Required to Remain in Honors
1. Freshmen must maintain a 3.0 overall GPA
2. Sophomores must maintain a 3.2 overall GPA
3. Juniors must maintain a 3.3 overall GPA
4. Seniors must have a 3.45 overall GPA and a 3.45 honors GPA to graduate with Honors
Progression Requirements to Remain in Honors
Students must take a minimum of one Honors course every two semesters. Students who have two sequential semesters with no Honors courses are unlikely to be able to complete the University Honors requirements and will be dropped from the Program. Requests for a waiver of this requirement must be made in writing to the Director.
Probation
The GPAs of all Honors students are checked at the end of each semester to assure that students are at the required level of the last completed year (e.g., a mid-year junior must have 3.2). Any student whose GPA falls below the level needed will be placed on probation for one semester. If their GPA is not at the required level at the end of the probationary semester, they will be dropped from the Program. For example, if a student’s GPA is below a 3.0 at the end of the first year, they would be on probation during the Fall semester; their GPA would need to be at least a 3.0 by the end of the third semester to continue in the Program, and their GPA would need to be at least a 3.2 at the end of the second year. Similarly, a second year student whose GPA is below 3.0 at the end of Fall semester would be on probation for the Spring semester and would need a 3.2 at the end of that semester to continue in the Program.
Students on probation may register Honors classes for the next semester, but if their GPA is not at the appropriate level by the end of the probationary semester, they will lose their seat in any Honors courses for the next semester.
Students who are on probation during Spring semester may NOT apply to return to East Hall as their Honors status for Fall will not be known until May.
Students may only be on probation for one semester.
Graduation Requirements: Students who entered the HHP in 2006 or earlier
Click here for a Checksheet of Graduation Requirements
Students graduating with University Honors must complete 15 hours of Honors course work with a GPA of 3.4 in these courses; at least six of these hours must be outside the major. In addition, honors students must also complete a three credit-hour Senior Thesis/Project to total 18 hours of honors credit. For Senior Thesis/Project application forms and guidelines click here.
For students completing both University and Departmental Honors, the thesis director must be in the student's major, but the second reader must be from a different department. For students only completing University Honors, the thesis director may be from any department and the second reader must be from a different department. See the General Bulletin or come by the Heltzer Honors Program office in East Hall for further information. Departmental Honors Requirements are available by clicking here or contacting your department.
For Information on Graduating with Latin Honors Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, or Summa Cum Laude
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