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Overview

Honors Programs are available to outstanding students in most, but not all, areas of concentration. Administered by a faculty Honors Committee, these programs enable students to do intensive work in a chosen area and therefore involve work that extends beyond ordinary course requirements and ordinary standards of performance.

Requirements | Honors | Thesis Guidelines | Contact Information

Requirements

Although all students with a cumulative average of 3.50 at the end of their first three years are eligible for these programs, final selection of participants rests with the department concerned. Exceptions to the 3.50 average requirement may be made by the Honors Committee in individual cases upon recommendation by the department concerned. See department or Maureen Sweatman (404-727-9297) for more information on the GPA waiver petition process and requirements.

Requirements vary slightly from department to department. They generally include enrollment in a graduate seminar or graduate course, completion of a research project or paper that is the equivalent of a BA or BS thesis, and additional supervised reading or enrollment in a special honors course. Since credit for the graduate work and the reading program count toward the hours required for the major, the Honors Program usually entails an increase of about four hours of credit in the major requirement.

An examination, written and/or oral, covering the honors work, including the thesis and allied fields, is given upon completion of the program. One examiner must be chosen from outside the department. Examiners recommend the degree of honors (honors, high honors, highest honors) to the Honors Committee, which certifies the list to the registrar for printing in the commencement program and on the students' diplomas. Fourrageres indicating the degree of honors are presented to successful candidates by the college and are worn at commencement.

The deadline for completion of the Honors Program each semester is the last day of classes. For Fall 2007 graduates, the deadline is December 11, 3:00p.m. and, for Spring 2008 graduates, the deadline is April 28, 3:00p.m.

Honors

Honors (cum laude) represents satisfactory completion of the program, with an overall average of 3.50. High Honors (magna cum laude) represents completion of the program with outstanding performance, including an overall average of 3.50 and a thesis of quality sufficient for oral presentation to scholars in the candidate's field. Highest Honors (summa cum laude) represents completion of the program with exceptional performance, including an overall average of 3.50 and a thesis of a quality suitable for publication. The original of each honors thesis is deposited in the Woodruff Library.

Thesis Guidelines

Guidelines for submission of theses are available to students who are currently enrolled in the Honors Program on the "College Honors" LearnLink Conference.

Contact Information

Honors Program Administration

Harvey Klehr, Director
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Politics and History
Department of Political Science
Phone: 404-727-6575
Email: harvey.klehr@emory.edu

Maureen Sweatman, Administrator
Associate Director, Emory Scholars Program
Office for Undergraduate Education
Phone: 404-727-9297
Email: maureen.sweatman@emory.edu

2007-2008 Departmental Honors Programs and Coordinators

For information regarding a department's honors program requirements, please contact the honors program coordinator listed below.