The request to create an English Honors Program and ENGL 4750, 4751, and 4752

Date: April 18, 2016
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: March 29, 2016
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2016

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ENGL 4750. English Honors Seminar. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor or admission into the English Honors program. In-depth study of a selected topic in English Studies. Topics and course content vary according to the interests and expertise of the faculty.

ENGL 4751. English Honors Thesis Seminar. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and admission into the English Honors program. In-depth study of a selected topic in English Studies. Topics and course content vary according to the interests and expertise of the faculty. During the course of the semester, students will produce a thesis proposal and capstone thesis project.

ENGL 4752. English Honors Thesis. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and admission into the English Honors program. Honors proposal and capstone project completed as part of either ENGL 4750 English Honors Seminar or an English 4000-5000-level course.

English Honors Program

The English Department offers an Honors Program that consists of three courses:

  • ENGL 4750 – English Honors Seminar (3)
  • ENGL 4751 – English Honors Thesis Seminar (3)
  • ENGL 4752 – English Honors Thesis (3)

Honors candidates are required to take one section of ENGL 4750 along with one section of either ENGL 4751 or ENGL 4752. ENGL 4751 or ENGL 4752 must be taken two semesters before graduation.

Admission

Entry into all honors courses is by permission of the department only, and requires the completion of one 4000-level English course with a grade of “A,” as well as a GPA of 3.0 in English and 3.0 overall. Though English Honors requirements are normally completed in their final year, qualified students are urged to discuss the English Honors Program with the Department’s Honors Coordinator early in their career. Students must also formally apply and be approved for Honors Candidacy by the Honors College, a process that will be initiated as part of either ENGL 4751 or ENGL 4752.

Certification Requirements

To continue in the Honors Program, candidates must maintain a 4.0 GPA in Honors courses. To be awarded Honors in English, candidates must write an Honors capstone thesis of “A” quality (and thus a grade of “A” for either ENGL 4751 or ENGL 4752) as judged by a committee of three readers. In addition, the student must receive an “A” in ENGL 4750 while achieving a GPA of 3.50 or above in English courses, and an overall GPA of at least 3.0. In the semester before graduation, candidates must either present their capstone thesis at an undergraduate colloquium or submit this thesis to an undergraduate journal.

The honors notation will appear on a student’s official transcript.