The College Honors program, designed for superior students with unusual initiative and intellectual curiosity, provides an opportunity to pursue two-semesters (six-credits) of independent research under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Students may pursue a thesis or creative project (both of which are referred to as "thesis" in what follows).
Students may apply for College Honors if they have:
(a) a GPA of 3.40 or higher
OR
(b) a GPA between 3.20 to 3.39 with a minimum of three semesters on the Dean's List (as long as they entered UVM prior to the fall semester of 2007). Students who enter UVM in the fall semester of 2007 or after with GPAs in this range will no longer be eligible to submit thesis proposals.
Students who wish to pursue College Honors must submit their applications early in the first term of their senior year (please see Important Dates for deadlines). Students who wish to consider undertaking a College Honors project during their junior year should contact the Dean's Office for information concerning the circumstances in which such an exceptional arrangement is possible.
College Honors credit will be counted towards the 45-hour limit (50-hour limit for B.S. candidates) for credits in the major that can be used to satisfy the degree requirements.
Students in the John Dewey Honors program are required to complete College Honors in order to graduate as John Dewey Scholars (and as University Scholars through the Honors College). Specific information can be found on the John Dewey Honors program website.
Proposals will be evaluated by the College of Arts and Sciences' Committee on Honors and Individual Studies ("College Honors Committee"). For the academic year 2007-08, the Chair of the Committee is Professor Erik W. Esselstrom of the History department (Erik.Esselstrom@uvm.edu).
College Honors Proposals are to be submitted to Sarah McGrath at the Dean's Office of the College of Arts and Sciences at 438 College Street.
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