The honors program in Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean studies enables students to work closely with a faculty member to develop and complete an individualized research project.
At the end of the junior year, students with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better and averages of 3.4 or better in courses taken for the major are eligible to apply to the chairperson of the department for admission to the honors program. Students must discuss their plans with the department chair at this time, who will recommend the appropriate faculty to serve as the honors project director.
Honors students must enroll in senior seminar 01:836: 497 during the fall term. At the end of the term, the student must submit a detailed research proposal to the project director. During the spring term of the senior year, the student completes a substantial research project and prepares a paper. Upon approval by the project director, the department confers honors. The project director will read the completed project and recommend to the department chair whether to confer department honors.
