Honors Research Program

Students majoring in B.A. degree-granting disciplines and interested others who are sponsored by faculty members from those disciplines may apply to participate in the honors research program, provided that they have completed at least 56 credit hours of course work. Candidates for the honors research minor must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of course work, including a minimum of 6 hours of research credit and 1 to 4 hours of credit for participation in honors seminars. Students interested in this program should consult their academic advisors.

H400 Honors Research Minor Seminar (1 cr.)
Required seminar for students in the Honors Research Minor Program. Honors seminars will be forums for discussion of each student's research along with larger issues such as research strategies, publication, and ethics. A maximum of 4 credit hours are allowed.

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Further Information on the Foreign Language Requirement

First-Level Requirement

The foreign language requirement at the first-year level is successful completion of 8 credit hours in a foreign language or a satisfactory score on the university foreign language placement test. Students may receive credit in the language by earning a satisfactory score on the foreign language placement test. All credit for courses taken in a foreign language will apply toward the degree, and the grades obtained will count in the grade point average. The Pass/Fail option may not be used for foreign language courses except when such courses are taken as free electives.

Second-Level Options

A student may fulfill the remaining 6 credit hours of the foreign language requirement for the B.A. degree by satisfactorily completing 6 credit hours of course work or the equivalent at the 200-level in a foreign language.

Language Examination Placement Tests
Students who have had previous exposure to a foreign language are required to take a university foreign language placement test before they will be allowed to register for any section of a foreign language course. Placement tests are administered by the Student Development Center, Knobview Hall 235.

Proficiency Examinations
A student may complete the language requirement by taking a proficiency examination administered by the language department concerned. Such examinations will be given after the student has asked for and has received the consent of the language department.

International Students
An international student may substitute proficiency in his or her native language if that language is offered for instruction at Indiana University. The student may not, however, earn credit for any courses at the first- and second-year level in his or her native language.

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