Eligibility

In order to graduate with honors in Regional and Comparative Studies, a student must:

• Submit, and gain approval for, a thesis proposal outlining the research project. Comparative studies majors may submit proposals dealing with one or both of their regions; projects need not be comparative. See the guidelines for honors in the majors.
• Earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.33 and a grade point average of 3.67 in the major by the date of graduation.
• Successfully complete two semesters of tutorial work dedicated to preparation of the thesis.
• Submit a senior thesis on an approved topic which is judged to be of honors quality by a faculty committee appointed for this purpose.

Students apply to be candidates for honors during the spring semester of junior year. Please see the curricular dean or the chair of the Field Committee for more information.