THE HONORS PROGRAM IN HISTORY: REQUIREMENTS
(These requirements take effect Spring quarter 1996 for honors students
declaring a history major.)
PREAMBLE
The Honors Program in History is part of the Honors Program in the
Colleges of The Arts and Sciences. The Honors Program in History emphasizes
the development of research and writing skills, along with the acquisition
of historical knowledge. The History Honors Program conforms to the
History Major by developing knowledge of two or more cultures spanning
chronological periods before and after 1750.
The Honors Program in History is designed for exceptional students
who wish to sharpen their writing, research, and analytical skills,
for those who enjoy developing insights into how historians do their
work, or for those who desire to enhance the quality of their educational
experience. The Honors Program in History furnishes excellent preparation
for graduate level work, for professional schools, including law school,
and for careers in business and public service. Honors students enjoy
the opportunity to work as undergraduates with internationally known
scholars.
Advanced training in foreign languages is important for all History
Honors students. Every student should develop proficiency in at least
one foreign language; that means being able to read newspapers, magazines,
scholarly journals, and novels written in that language. History honor's
students are also strongly encouraged to attain such a level of proficiency
in a second foreign language.
HISTORY HONORS REQUIREMENTS
There are two components to the History Honors Program. The first
is the Major Program in History; the second is the ASC Honors Program.
Below, Section I lists the requirements for the Major Program in History
for Honors Students; Section II describes the various tracks the University
Honors Program offers, along with Department of History requirements.
I. The Major Program in History for Honors Students
1. All History Honors students will fulfill the requirements of the
Undergraduate Program in History, plus the requirements listed below.
2. A total of at least 60 hours of course work counting towards the
History Major.
3. Completion of Honors 398 (if s/he has not already taken 398).
4. Completion of at least one and no more than three sections of Honors
598.02.
Honors 598.02 (Proseminar in History) is designed to provide Honors
students with experience in sophisticated research, and analysis of
a particular topic in a group setting .
II ASC Honors Tracks
In addition to the above requirements, and as established by the ASC
Honors Program and the Department of History, History Honors students
must choose one of the following three tracks.
A. With Distinction in History
History Department Faculty recommend that History Honors students
write an Honors Thesis, for completion of a thesis gives students the
type of training that prepares them for graduate and professional school
or professional employment.
History Honors students planning to graduate with Distinction in History
will:
1. Devise with their History Adviser, no later than four quarters before
graduation, a prospectus for the Honors Thesis. The ASC Honors Committee
must approve the prospectus. The student will enroll in History H783
for 10 to 15 credit hours.
H783 is a course in which the student will work with a professor on
a research project that enhances the student's knowledge of the discipline
and contributes to ongoing historical inquiry.
No more than 15 hours of H783 may be counted for the Honors Program
in History.
2. Graduate with a GPA of 3.3.
B. With Honors in the Liberal Arts
History Honors students planning to graduate with Honors in the Liberal
Arts will:
1. Fulfill an Honors Contract.
The Honors Contract is devised by the student in consultation with
the History and ASC Honors Advisers. It must be approved by the ASC
Honors Committee at least three quarters before graduation.
Students should develop second majors, supporting minors, or clusters
of strength in several sections of the Honors Contract.
History Honors students are expected to take more challenging courses
(upper division and/or Honors sections) in the second major, minor(s),
or clusters of strength.
2. Complete 598.02 in place of 598.01.
History 598.02 is a seminar focused on analysis of primary research.
3. Students should develop second majors, supporting minors, or clusters
of strength in several sections of the Honors Contract.
History Honors students are expected to take more challenging courses
(upper division and/or Honors sections) in the second major, minor(s),
or clusters of strength.
4. Graduate with a GPA of 3.3.
C. Honors in the Liberal Arts with Distinction in History
History Honors students planning to graduate with Honors in the Liberal
Arts and with Distinction in History will fulfill all of the requirements
listed in A. and B. above (with the exception that 598.02 will not be
required).
Note: Under exceptional circumstances the Department of History
is willing to modify the requirements of the Honors Program in History
to fit the specific needs of individual students.
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