Honors in the Major

Application for admission to the Honors in the Major program will be made to TBHC following consultation by the student with the Department Chair or Honors in the Major Coordinator in the student’s major department. This program is designed to encourage original and independent work by the student. Two copies of the thesis, project, or creative work will be placed in the University Library with another copy remaining in The Burnett Honors College Reading Room. An Honors in the Major Handbook outlining the procedures for completing this program is available in BHC 102 or online at http://honors.ucf.edu/docs/HIM/himhandbook.pdf.

Requirements for admission to Honors in the Major are: completion of at least 60 credit hours of college credit including at least 12 graded upper-division hours at the University of Central Florida; at least a 3.5 GPA within the major and at least a 3.2 GPA in all upper-division courses regardless of institution. Students must also seek approvals by the department from which Honors in the Major is sought and from the Director of Research and Civic Engagement of TBHC.

Honors in the Major is awarded upon completion of an advanced Honors Thesis, and the completion of at least three but not more than six hours of Directed Readings course work as determined by the academic department; and at least three but not more than six hours of Honors Thesis or Project work taken in the college or department of major. Engineering majors must take EGN 4931H in lieu of Directed Readings and will write a thesis proposal as part of their coursework. HIM students in the College of Health and Public Affairs may take three credit hours of Honors Directed Readings or one COHPA Honors Interdisciplinary Course. Departments or colleges may set additional requirements for Honors in the Major to be completed.

The Honors Thesis is to be completed under the direction of a committee of three faculty members, one of whom is the project or thesis Chair. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain an Honors in the Major Committee Chair who will undertake the responsibility of directing the Honors Directed Readings and Thesis and, in consultation with the student, form the Honors in the Major faculty committee. The Thesis Committee Chair and at least two committee members must be tenured or tenureearning faculty. The student is responsible for filing an application with TBHC to begin Honors in the Major, which must be signed by the Thesis Committee Chair, the Honors Coordinator of the major department, and the Director of Research and Civic Engagement of TBHC. The student must receive a grade of at least B in all Honors in the Major course work to be awarded Honors in the Major.

The student must file an Intent to Graduate with Honors in the Major form with the TBHC Office of Research and Civic Engagement by the last day of classes of the semester preceding their anticipated graduation date. A student who completes all of the requirements for Honors in the Major, including maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA within the major and at least a 3.2 GPA in all upper-division courses, will have the designation of Honors in (subject area) noted on the diploma and the University transcript. If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact TBHC at 407 823 6402 or honorsresearch@mail.ucf.edu