The English department Honors Program provides an opportunity for students to pursue a yearlong independent project under the guidance of department faculty.
The honors program is open to English majors who by the end of their junior year have:
1. maintained a B+ grade-point average in the major;
2. completed the 219/220 requirement; and
3. completed a seminar.
Students interested in joining the honors program must complete an application form by the end of the spring semester of the junior year (forms are available in the undergraduate office, Murray Hall 104.) This form asks for a short proposal for the project you wish to pursue and also requires the signature of a faculty adviser who has agreed to work with you on the project.
In the senior year, students will receive 3 credits per semester for independent work on the thesis. In the fall semester, all honors students will enroll in the one-credit, seven-week proseminar, led by the honors director. The completed thesis will be due in March and will be evaluated by the faculty adviser and a second faculty reader. A grade of B+ or better will be required in order to earn the honors designation.
Please note:
Students wishing to complete an English honors project in conjunction with the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) honors program will be required to secure the approval of both the undergraduate director and the SAS honors dean at the end of the spring semester of the junior year. The project will have to be framed to satisfy both sets of requirements and expectations. Such students will also enroll in the English department proseminar.
Students pursuing honors in creative writing must take the creative writing option within the major. All the other procedures and requirements are identical to those outlined above.
