College Schools, Departments & Programs

Sociology

Departmental Honors Program

The honors program in sociology permits outstanding students to pursue important issues and problems in depth. Students must have a 3.300 GPA or higher and a minimum of a 3.500 GPA in the major to begin the honors program. To graduate with honors in sociology, students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in sociology and complete an honors thesis as part of a two-semester honors seminar sequence (S498-S499) and a one-semester graded independent readings course (X490).