COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
General Information
A comprehensive Honors Program Guide and Thesis
Manual is available from the Honors Program, GSU 327, for students
who intend to pursue the University Honors diploma through the College
of Arts and Sciences. This guidebook provides all of the details and
forms you will need to complete the Honors program in the College. The 2005 Advisors Guide to the A&S Honors Program may be downloaded.
Eligibility
First-semester freshmen are eligible to participate
in the College of Arts & Sciences Honors Program if they were (a)
awarded a University of Hartford President’s or Regents’
Scholarship or (b) have a combined SAT score of at least 1200.
Transfer students who earned an overall G.P.A. of 3.25
or higher at their previous institution are eligible to participate.
All other students who have an overall G.P.A. of at least 3.0 are eligible
to participate in the program.
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements for the Honors Degree
For a student enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences or a student
matriculated in another college, but planning to earn the University
Honors degree through the College of Arts and Sciences, the requirements
below must be met to earn the designation of University Honors on the
diploma:
An Arts & Scences Honors Student must have an overall Grade
Point Average of 3.25 and a 3.0 in Honors course work.
An Arts & Sciences Honors Student must have at least 18 credits
of Honors work including:
6-9 credits of Honors sections of General Education
(e.g., an Honors section of RLC 110, Pol 100, Phil 110) or honors
sections of All-University Curriculum (AUC) courses or “contract
Honors” courses (described on page 10 of the “Overview
of the Honors Program”).
6 credits of Honors seminars (specially designed 300-level
courses listed in the Honors section of the schedule of classes). Two
or three seminars are offered on varied topics each semester. Students
in the natural sciences, with the permission of the A&S Honors Committee,
may substitute a 300- or 400-level “contract Honors” course
for one of the seminars. In extraordinary circumstances only, and with
the permission of the College’s Honors Committee, other students
may make such a substitution.
A 6-credit Honors thesis (HON 493 Honors Research and
HON 494 Honors Thesis) or a 6-credit University Scholar independent
project approved by the Arts and Sciences Honors Committee
(see pages 8 and 9 of the “Overview of the Honors Program”).
Suggested Timetable
Non-science majors
Freshman Year: Take one or two Honors sections of General
Education or AUC courses (3-6 credits).
Sophomore Year: Take one Honors section of General
Education or AUC courses if you did not take two in the freshmen year
(3 credits) or take one Honors seminar (3 credits) to count as an elective.
If an Honors seminar can count toward your major, that will be indicated
in the course description in the schedule of classes.
Junior Year: Take your second or both of the Honors
seminars (3-6 credits). In the spring, decide if you want to do an Honors
thesis or University Scholar project. Select a topic and find a faculty
member who will direct your thesis/project.
Senior Year: Take HON 493 (3 credits - fall) and HON
494 (3 credits - spring). These are the course numbers you sign up for
to do either the Honors thesis or the University Scholars project. Consult
the College of Arts & Science's Guide to the Honors Program and
Thesis Manual for specific instructions.
Total: 18 credits
Science majors
Freshman Year: Take one or two Honors sections
of General Education or AUC courses (3-6 credits).
Sophomore Year: Take one Honors section of General
Education or AUC courses if you did not take two in the freshmen year
(3 credits) or take one Honors seminar (3 credits) to count as an elective.
If an Honors seminar can count toward your major, that will be indicated
in the course description in the schedule of classes.
Junior Year: If you did not take an Honors seminar
in the sophomore year, take one this year (3 credits). Complete an Honors
contract in one of the upper-level courses in your major (3 credits).
By the end of the fall or very early in spring, decide if you want to
do an Honors thesis or University Scholar project. Select a topic and
find a faculty member who will direct your thesis/project.
Senior Year: Take HON 493 (3 credits - fall) and HON
494 (3 credits - spring). These are the course numbers you sign up for
to do either the Honors thesis or the University Scholars project. Consult
the College of Arts & Science's Guide to the Honors Program and
Thesis Manual for specific instructions.
Total: 18 credits
Check List for Honors Students
See more specific information regarding accepted credit hours on the
previous pages.
6-9 Credits of Honors sections of General Education
and/or Honors sections of All-University Curriculum courses:
| Term (i.e., Fall 2003) |
Subject (i.e., SUB) |
Course (i.e., 123) |
Course Reg.No. (i.e., 12345) |
Credit Hours |
6 Credits of Honors Seminars:
| Term (i.e., Fall 2003) |
Subject (i.e., SUB) |
Course (i.e., 123) |
Course Reg.No. (i.e., 12345) |
Credit Hours |
A 6-credit Honors thesis or a 6-credit University Scholar independent
project:
| Term (i.e., Fall 2003) |
Subject (i.e., SUB) |
Course (i.e., 123) |
Course Reg.No. (i.e., 12345) |
Credit Hours |
To total at least 18 credits of Honors work.
An overall GPA of 3.25 and a 3.0 in honors work.
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