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Degrees & Certificates

Bachelor of Arts Honors

As an entering student, you become eligible for this honors program by scoring above 600 on the SAT I verbal test or the CEEB history achievement test; thereafter, you must have a GPA of 3.25 or higher or be recommended by a member of the department for admission. Admission to the degree program requires that you submit a written petition to the department no later than the end of your junior year.

Completion of the program requires, in addition to fulfillment of the B.A. requirements:

  1. A GPA of 3.30 or higher in history and a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher;
  2. 9 credits of honors courses, including 6 in history;
  3. Satisfactory completion in HIST K499 of an honors thesis; and
  4. Satisfactory defense of the honors thesis