To qualify for the departmental honors
program, the student must have
completed at least 18 credits in labor studies. The student must also have attained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.4 or better in the major at the
end of the junior year. At that time the
student should formally apply to the program director. Candidates who are accepted are required to
complete a research project under the direction of a faculty member,
culminating in a written honors paper, and are examined orally on their project
by a faculty honors committee.