院系经典荣誉 & 宗教研究
部门的荣誉 Guidelines for 经典 & 宗教研究
目的和目标
The 部门的荣誉 program enables 经典 & World Religions majors in their third or fourth year with an exceptional record of academic achievement to design and conduct an advanced research/writing project under the direction of a full-time faculty member of their choice. Participation in this program allows students to enhance their writing and research skills while conducting an in-depth investigation into the culture that is the focus of their major. The intellectual rigor of the 部门的荣誉 program makes it especially valuable for those majors planning to do graduate work or apply to law or other professional schools.
申请及资格
入学 to the 部门的荣誉 program involves completion of an application (available from the 部门的荣誉 Coordinator), as well as an interview with the 部门的荣誉 Coordinator. The application and interview should be completed no later than the beginning of Spring Break of Spring Semester of the student's junior year. Eligibility requirements include the following:
- The 部门的荣誉 program is available only to majors on the 雅典 campus.
- Students must have both an overall and major grade point average of 3.5或以上, and they must submit the names of at least two 经典 and World Religion faculty for recommendations.
- 以便填写申请表, students must identify a full-time faculty member who will consent to serve as an adviser for the project. This adviser's area of expertise should be relevant to the topic of the proposed project. The adviser must review and sign the application form before it is submitted to the 部门的荣誉 Coordinator.
- During their senior year Honors students will enroll in thesis hours (CLAS 4931H or CLWR 4931H) for at least 3 semester hours but no more than 6 hours (i.e., it must be completed within two semesters).
论文/项目指南
Completion of an Honors thesis is necessary for achieving 部门的荣誉. 这个项目可以是一篇研究论文, a creative writing project involving research, 或者文本分析, all of which can also involve other approaches outside of the major discipline, 比如社会学, 历史, 或者跨文化. Theses should result in a paper of at least 10,000 words exclusive of notes and bibliography. The topic of a research paper should be framed in terms of a question regarding the relevant topic/culture. The final product should include an abstract of ca. 250字和一份目录. Projects requiring illustrations should also have a list of illustrations giving the sources of the images. Style requirements for citations and bibliography for the thesis will be agreed upon by the student and the thesis adviser depending on the nature of the project.
Criteria for the Awarding of 部门的荣誉
部门的荣誉 will be awarded if students accepted for admission into the program meet the following criteria:
- 继续保持3.5 grade point average overall and in the major.
- Complete the schedule of research/drafting/writing/revision agreed upon by the student and the faculty adviser. 教师 advisers will submit evaluations of the student's progress to the Honors Program Coordinator at the end of Fall Semester; students will not be permitted to continue in the 部门的荣誉 Program if the evaluations of 4931H do not indicate satisfactory progress or performance on the project.
- Complete a 部门的荣誉 thesis that demonstrates an outstanding level of proficiency in research, 创造力, 或者语言技能. Evaluation of the project will be performed by the faculty adviser and a second reader chosen by the faculty adviser in consultation with the 部门的荣誉 Coordinator; their judgment on the matter of quality is not subject to appeal.
- Complete a 论文/Project Submission Form with signatures from the faculty adviser and 部门的荣誉 Coordinator; this form must be sent to the Office of the Dean along with the thesis itself.
- The thesis/project must be completed and submitted to the faculty adviser and 部门的荣誉 Coordinator one week before the deadline for submission to the 院长办公室 of the 文学院 & 科学. Students wishing to have their name published in the commencement program as 部门的荣誉 graduates must deliver the signed thesis/project submission forms, 与实际的论文或项目一起, to the Office of the Dean by their deadline.
不完整的项目
Students who withdraw from the program will be given credit for the sections of CLWR 4931H or CLAS 4931H that they have successfully completed, but these credits will not fulfill other departmental requirements. Students must complete their thesis work satisfactorily and according to schedule to remain eligible for 部门的荣誉.