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II. The Research Honors Program

The Research Honors Program allows any senior with a GPA of 3.300 in the discipline and a 3.300 overall to do advanced work under the close guidance of a member of the faculty, typically in the student’s major or minor. Such students present a senior thesis to a thesis committee that includes the thesis director, a member of the Honors and Investigative Studies Committee, and a third (optional) faculty member of the student’s choosing. With this committee’s final approval of the thesis, the student is awarded Honors in a Discipline.

A. Eligibility:

1. An overall cumulative GPA of 3.30 and a cumulative GPA in the discipline of 3.30 is required at the time of the proposal to the thesis committee.
2. The student must have a thesis director in the field of study in which the thesis work is to be done. The thesis director must, of course, be willing to support the student’s proposal.

B. Program Requirements:

1. The senior thesis proposal is typically submitted by the student during the second semester of the junior year (or 2-3 semesters prior to the semester in which they will graduate). The proposal must be approved by the student’s thesis committee (see above).
2. During their final semester, students must register for 1 to 3 credit hours of honors coursework in the department in which they are pursuing their thesis work (“DEPT” 493). Upon completion of the senior thesis, it must be approved by the student’s thesis committee.
3. An overall cumulative GPA of 3.30 and a cumulative GPA in the discipline of 3.30 is required at graduation.
4. Approved theses are archived and made available on-line through OhioLink.