Honors in Major

Students who wish to earn honors in the Family Studies major are required to:

  1. Maintain an overall grade-point average of 3.4.
  2. Maintain a 3.4 grade-point average in their major coursework.
  3. Successfully complete 16 credits of Family Studies honors courses.  Family Studies honors courses require independent work, readings, and meetings with the course instructor not required of non-honors students enrolled in the course.
    1. All 16 Family Studies honors credits must be earned in courses chosen from the 600 and 700 level.
    2. Only one Family Studies honors course may be chosen from the 600 level.
    3. Three Family Studies honors courses must be chosen from the 700-level, one of which must be FS 799 – Honors Senior Thesis.
    4. All Family Studies honors courses must be chosen in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor.
  4. Students must successfully complete a Senior Honors Thesis that includes active student participation in original research. Students must present their findings at a seminar during the second semester of their senior year and submit a written thesis to their faculty advisor.

For more information, please see the department's Honors Guidelines.