Departmental Honors Requirements

Departmental Honors Requirements: Twelve semester hours in Journalism Honors courses shall be required. Each Honors course may be repeated for a maximum of six hours each with permission of the department chair.

Students must complete at least three credits in Honors Thesis as part of all other requirements in the major. Credits in Honors courses may replace elective credits in the major. Students in the Journalism Honors Program must maintain a minimum overall grade point average of 3.50. The chair will assign Honors courses to faculty. Unless the chair approves an exception, students will complete at least three different departmental Honors courses.

• JOU 2091G - Journalism and Democracy, Honors. Credits: 3
• JOU 4444 - Honors Independent Study. Credits: 1 to 6
• JOU 4555 - Honors Research. Credits: 1 to 6
• JOU 4644 - Honors Thesis. Credits: 3 to 6
• JOU 4666 - Honors Seminar. Credits: 1 to 6