Geography
Department
Departmental Honors in Geography
Departmental Honors is the ideal way for students to take away a sense of individual accomplishment at graduation. These students will have completed an intensive research project in their area of interest and have gained a firm grounding for graduate school and the job market.
Requirements
Admission
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To be admitted to the Honors program in Geography, students must present a cumulative grade point average of 3.25, and a 3.50 in their major, or have the consent of their faculty advisor.
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Students may be admitted to the program no sooner than the Spring of their Sophomore year.
Credit Hours
Minimum 39
hours total
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18 Credits Core
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6 Credits Group Requirement (at least one techniques and one regional course)
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15 Credits 200-400-level electives
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Minimum 6 Credits of Honors Directed Reading (GEOG 498) and Honors Thesis (GEOG 499), which may also serve to satisfy 6 of the 15 upper-level elective credits needed for the major.
This program includes six to nine credit in seminars, directed readings, and research projects in the student's major. A senior thesis is required, as is an oral defense.
New courses for the Honors Program:
Geography 498: Honors Directed Reading
This new course will be one of two courses in the new Departmental Honors program in Geography.
Course Description: This course is provides for the development of an independent reading program as preparation for undertaking an Honors thesis in Geography. The course will be arranged and conducted on a one-to-one basis between a student and a member of the Geography faculty. The topic and readings, as well as specific outcomes to be accomplished, will be chosen through consultation between the student and the instructor. It is normally expected that this course will result in the production of a portion of the Honors Thesis. The course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Grading will be on the A-F scale, with the expectations and requirements varying by individual case. A prerequisite for this course is admission to the Departmental Honors program in Geography.
Geography 499: Honors Thesis
This course is part of the new Departmental Honors program in Geography. An Honors thesis is required for this program. It is during this course that the student is expected to produce a completed thesis.
Course Description: This course is provides for the research and writing of an Honors thesis in Geography. The topic shall be chosen in consultation between the student and a faculty advisor from the Department of Geography. The course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. An oral presentation and thesis defense follows the the completion of the Honors thesis. The thesis will be judged on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. A prerequisite for this course is admission to the Departmental Honors program in Geography.
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