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Departmental Honors in the Women's Studies Major
Summary
- GPA Requirements
- Students need a 3.25 GPA overall and a 3.5 GPA in their Women's
Studies major.
- Honors Thesis
- Student write an honors thesis that is pertinent to Women, Gender and
Sexuality Studies. An honors thesis is a piece of original research or
other project supervised by a faculty member of any department. In most
cases, the result will be a written document of some length, but this
could vary depending on the topic and what the student and thesis advisor
agree on.
- The senior honors thesis or honors project must be approved by a three-member thesis committee (the thesis advisor and two other faculty members, at least one of whom must be either in WGSS or on the WGSS Advisory Board).
- Students take 6 credit hours of honors thesis work (3 hours per semester for 2 semesters, earning a A or B in the first semester and a A the second. For these 6 hours, students can enroll in
- The senior honors thesis or honors project must be approved by a three-member thesis committee (the thesis advisor and two other faculty members, at least one of whom must be either in WGSS or on the WGSS Advisory Board).
- Typical Timeline
- Junior Year (or very early in the first semester of the
student's last year): Select a topic for a thesis; talk to professors
about ideas; find a professor willing to supervise the thesis. Inform
the WGSS Honors Coordinator!
- First Semester of the Last Year: Enroll in 3 credit hours of WGSS 498 or 499 or in an Independent Study of another department. Begin researching the thesis topic. The student and thesis advisor should form a three-person faculty committee (the thesis advisor and two other faculty members, at least one of whom must be either in WGSS or on the WGSS Advisory Board). Submit an Honors Intent Form by 1 March to College Student Academic Services, 109 Strong.
- Second Semester of the Last Year: Enroll in 3 credit hours of WGSS 498 or 499 or in an Independent Study of another department. Finish the thesis. Have the thesis committee read the thesis and vote to award Honors (or not). If the thesis is passed, the thesis advisor needs to sign the Honors Certification Form, which is then submitted to College Student Academic Services, 109 Strong, at least a week before the end of the graduation term. The thesis advisor should also notify the Honors Coordinator of the result.
- Double Majors: Students who are satisfying double majors and pursuing Honors in both majors may use one honors thesis for both majors if they get approval from both departments. The thesis must be related to both majors, and the thesis committee must include faculty members from both departments. Students must fulfill both departments' requirements for honors.
- Research Experience Program (REP) Certification: If students complete a Honors thesis for the Women's Studies major, they will be close to meeting the requirements for Research Experience Program (REP) Certification in WGSS, which would be documented on the transcript.
For more information, please contact Honors Coordinator, Akiko Takeyama: takeyama@ku.edu.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS INTENT FORM
- First Semester of the Last Year: Enroll in 3 credit hours of WGSS 498 or 499 or in an Independent Study of another department. Begin researching the thesis topic. The student and thesis advisor should form a three-person faculty committee (the thesis advisor and two other faculty members, at least one of whom must be either in WGSS or on the WGSS Advisory Board). Submit an Honors Intent Form by 1 March to College Student Academic Services, 109 Strong.
- DEPARTMENT NAME ____________________________________________
- STUDENT __________________________________
KUID ______________
GRADUATION TERM ______________- DEGREE ______________ SEMESTER OF GRADUATION ______________
- HONORS DEPT/PROGRAM ____________________________
- OVALALL GPA (3.25 req.) ______________ MAJOR GPA (3.5 req.) ______________
- ________________________________________________ DATE ___________
- Faculty Supervisor signature
- ________________________________________________ DATE ___________
- Student signature
Two copies: 1 to College Academic Services (109 Strong); 1 to Department
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
CERTIFICATION FORM FOR DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
- DEPARTMENT NAME ____________________________________________
- STUDENT __________________________________
KUID ______________
GRADUATION TERM ______________
Check the appropriate statement:
______________ I hereby certify that this student has fulfilled all the Program requirements to graduate with honors. - STUDENT __________________________________
- ________________________________________________ DATE ___________
- Faculty Supervisor signature
- ________________________________________________
- Title
- Faculty Supervisor signature
- ______________ The student is still working on Honors. I will send
another certification form when requirements are complete.
- ________________________________________________ DATE ___________
- Faculty Supervisor signature
- ________________________________________________
- Title
- Faculty Supervisor signature
- ______________ The student has not our requirements, and is therefore
ineligible to receive Honors.
- ________________________________________________ DATE ___________
- Faculty Supervisor signature
- ________________________________________________
- Title
- Faculty Supervisor signature
Two copies: 1 to College Academic Services (109 Strong); 1 to Department
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