Honors Program

Majors who earn at least a 3.3 overall grade point average and at least a 3.3 grade point average in the major through their junior year may on application to the Chair of the Curriculum enroll in PWAD 691H-692H (Honors in Peace, War, and Defense). Students interested in honors must take PWAD 690 or one HIST 391-397 or a parallel course providing background in research design appropriate for the thesis approved by the thesis by the end of the junior year to prepare for writing an honors thesis. Students prepare an honors thesis in PWAD 691H and 692H and defend it orally. Based on faculty evaluation, the baccalaureate degree may be conferred with honors, or with highest honors.