Graduation with Distinction
To receive Graduation with Distinction, students must satisfy University GPA requirements and submit an application by the beginning of the fall semester of their junior year. They must have a minimum GPA of 3.2 in the major and an honors thesis grade of B+ or above.
Students accepted into the distinction program must take the Honors Seminar sequence (Literature 191S and 192S). A final grade will be issued at the end of the spring term. (A grade of "Z" will be issued at the end of the fall term.) Students must write an honors thesis and submit it by the official submission date. They will defend the thesis before a three-member committee consisting of the thesis advisor, the Honors Program coordinator, and a third reader chosen from among the members of the Literature faculty and affiliated faculty. The committee determines the grade for the thesis, which becomes the grade of the Honors Seminar sequence. The two honors seminars do *not* count towards the ten Literature courses required for the major.