Graduation Requirements
All University Honors College (UHC) students must complete a required number of honors courses (see below) and a thesis/creative project supervised and defended in front of a faculty committee. To graduate from the University Honors College, they must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25.
UHC students entering as first-year students (30 credits or below):
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Credits
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Foundations: Hon 101, Hon 102, Hon 103
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15
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Methods: Hon 201, Hon 202, Hon 203
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12
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Total lower-division
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Honors credits required
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27
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UHC seminars Hon 407
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4-12
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Thesis research and project Hon 401, Hon 403
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6-10
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Internship
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0-8
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Departmental Honors seminars
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0-8
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Honors contracts
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0-4
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Honors colloquia
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0-4
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Total upper-division credits required
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18
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UHC transfer students entering with lower-division standing (31-89 credits):
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Credits
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Methods: Hon 201, Hon 202, Hon 203
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12
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Total lower-division Honors credits required
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12
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UHC seminars Hon 407
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4-12
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Thesis research and project Hon 401, Hon 403
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6-10
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Internship
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0-8
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Departmental Honors seminars
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0-8
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Honors contracts
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0-4
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Honors colloquia
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0-4
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Total upper-division credits required
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18
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UHC transfer students entering with upper-division standing (more than 90 credits):
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Credits
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UHC seminars Hon 407
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0-12
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Thesis research and project Hon 401, Hon 403 (or departmental prefix)
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6-10
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Internship
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0-8
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Departmental Honors seminars
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0-8
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Honors contracts
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0-4
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Honors colloquia
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0-4
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Total upper-division credits required
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18
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Honors students are exempt from University Studies requirements.
Honors courses count towards the baccalaureate distribution requirements in the following way:
Hon 101, Hon 102, Hon 103 meets 8 credits in the area of arts and letters and 4 in the social science distribution area.
Hon 201 meets 4 credits in the area of the social sciences.
Hon 202 meets 4 credits in the area of arts and letters.
Hon 203 meets 4 credits in the area of the sciences.
Completing this sequence also includes 3 credits of Wr 121.
Completing this Hon 201-203 sequence would also meet the University's lower-division writing requirement.