Major Requirements for Students Pursuing Latin Honors
ENGL 1701H - Honors: Modern Fiction
ENGL 3001V - Honors: Textual Analysis: Methods
ENGL 3007H - Honors: Shakespeare
ENGL 3006V - Honors: Survey of American Literatures and Cultures II
ENGL 3013H - Honors: The City in Literature
For cum laude / magna cum laude: ENGL 3885V -or- ENGW 3885V; For summa cum laude: HCOL 3101H or HCOL 3102H, and two semesters (2 credits each) of directed study (Students may choose between ENGL 3993, ENGL 3993W, ENGW 3993, and ENGW 3993W but may take no more than one Writing Intensive version between the two semesters)
Honors students who wish to graduate magna cum laude or cum laude write an Honors Thesis in ENGL 3885V or ENGW 3885V. Students must discuss their plans with their instructor by the end of the second week of the term. Student and instructor must decide together what additional or enriched work will be required to have the capstone paper count as an Honors Thesis. The thesis must be at least 20 pages in length for a cum laude or magna thesis or 30 pages for a summa thesis, with the additional pages above the capstone project devoted to any/all of the following: covering the topic in greater depth, using primary sources more robustly, or incorporating more creativity, more synthesis, and/or advanced analysis. The Honors Thesis Database (accessible in 390 Northrop) can provide examples.
Summa cum laude candidates must apply for permission to register for their directed studies credit one year before their expected graduation term, completing the following steps:
- Consulting with the English Department's Honors Faculty Representative (see bottom of this page) to discuss possible thesis projects and faculty advisors;
- Seeking a thesis advisor from among the department's faculty and discussing the thesis prospectus;
- Submitting the completed Permission to Register form, prospectus, and UHP thesis proposal WorkflowGen form. A summa Honors Thesis takes two semesters to complete. While writing the thesis, candidates must register for ENGL 3993W, ENGL 3993, ENGW 3993, or ENGW 3993W for 2 credits in each of 2 consecutive terms (for a total of 4 credits). The student will receive an "X" grade at the end of the first term, indicating that the work is continuing into the second semester. The final grade at the end of the second term is recorded for the full 4 credits of directed study and is based on the completed, two-semester project.