Honors Plans
History Honors
The University Honors Program offers the opportunity for successful and highly motivated students to pursue academic study that challenges their interests and abilities. History Honors allows undergraduates majoring in history to participate in a planned curriculum of honors study pertinent to their major field. Students pursuing History Honors are encouraged also to pursue University Honors. Completion of the requirements for History Honors will also satisfy the majority of the requirements for University Honors. Note: Students completing History Honors may also choose to complete the requirements for Foundation Honors by fulfilling any remaining requirements for that honors distinction, such as a three-hour honors American or Texas History course as specified by the core curriculum.
Departmental Requirements to Graduate with History Honors
[1] Nine (9) hours of Core Curriculum courses, as follows:
Three(3) hours in either humanities, visual/performing arts, or social science. May be satisfied by either LBAR 203 or LBAR 204. Three (3) hours in either Physical/Biological Sciences or Mathematics/Logical Reasoning. Three (3) hours from one other Liberal Arts core curriculum area ‑ communication, humanities, visual/performing arts, or social science.
[2] Nine (9) hours in History, including at least six (6) hours at 300/400 level.
Students may use 6 hours of Honors Independent Study (HIST 497) leading to a senior thesis, preferably through the University Undergraduate Research Fellows Program ‑ students choosing this option are exempt from HIST 481.
[3] Three (3) additional hours anywhere in the degree plan.
Note: A maximum of 7 honors credits by AP or transfer honors credit approved by the University Honors Program may be used in the completion of the requirements for History Honors. For details, see the Honors Handbook online at http://honors.tamu.edu/honors/general/Handbk.pdf
Honors Recognition and Graduation with Honors
All completed Honors coursework is designated as such on a student's permanent transcript, showing that the student has taken part in this enhanced curriculum. After graduation, a student transcript will designate that a student has achieved the distinction of History Honors, as well as any university‑wide honors distinctions and/or College of Liberal Arts honors distinctions the student has completed.
Admission to the Honors Program in History
Admission requirements for this Program are the same as those of the University Honors Program. Current and potential history majors whose overall GPR is 3.5 or above are encouraged to consult with the faculty advisor in charge of coordinating the Program Honors in the Department of History as early as possible in their academic career to plan their course sequence. To graduate with History Honors, a student must graduate with a 3.5 cumulative GPR.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. David Hudson
Melbern G. Glasscock Building (105C)
Department of History
Texas A&M University
College Station
Texas 77843‑4236
Tel: 979 845 5987
Fax: 979 862 4314 (mark for my attention)
david-hudson@tamu.edu