Candidates for honors in art history must, at the end of their junior year, have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better and an average of 3.5 or better in the major. In their senior year, students enroll in 01:082:497-498, in which independent research on a specific topic is undertaken, and an honors thesis is written under the supervision of a department faculty member. The committee determines whether the candidate merits honors based on the thesis and the student's overall record. For a more complete description of the honors program guidelines, refer to the art history website: http://arthistory.rutgers.edu.