Honors Program Degree Requirements
Montana State University
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| Highest Distinction |
UHP Baccalaureate with Highest Distinction (3.7 Cumulative GPA)
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| 1. |
UH 201 & UH 202 "Texts and Critics" |
8 |
credits |
| 2. |
1 Upper-division Honors Seminar |
4 |
credits |
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A second Upper-Division Honors Seminar (4 cr.) |
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OR UH 450/451** Tutorial: Student Fellow (4-6 cr.) |
4-6 |
credits |
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Honors Thesis (may be in Major or in Honors) |
3 |
credits
(minimum)
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Other UH* Courses |
7-9 |
credits |
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MINIMUM REQUIRED |
28 |
credits |
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Fulfilling a foreign language requirement |
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(two semesters of one foreign language or CLEP) |
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| Distinction |
UHP Baccalaureate with Distinction (3.5 Cumulative GPA)
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| 1. |
UH 201 & UH202 "Texts and Critics" |
8 |
credits |
| 2. |
1 Upper-division Honors Seminar |
4 |
credits |
| 3. |
A second Upper-Division Honors Seminar (4-cr.) |
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OR UH 450/451** Tutorial: Student Fellow (4-6 cr.) |
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OR Honors Thesis (may be in Major or in Honors) |
4-6 |
credits |
| 4. |
Other UH* Courses |
2-4 |
credits |
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MINIMUM REQUIRED |
20 |
CREDITS |
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Fulfilling a foreign language requirement
(two semesters of one foreign language or CLEP) |
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| Academic Achievement |
UHP Baccalaureate with Academic Achievement (3.5 Cumulative GPA)
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| 1. |
UH 201 & UH 202 "Text and Critics" |
8 |
credits |
| 2. |
1 Upper-division Honors Seminar (4 cr.) |
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OR UH 450/451** Tutorial: Student Fellow (4-6 cr.) |
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OR Honors Thesis (may be in Major or in Honors) |
4-6 |
credits |
| 3. |
Other UH* Courses |
2-4 |
credits |
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MINIMUM REQUIRED |
16 |
credits |
| 4. |
Fulfilling a foreign language requirement
(two semesters of one foreign language or CLEP) |
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*UH courses:Any Honors courses including upper-division seminars, tutorials**, contracts, special topics, Great Expeditions, additional thesis credits, and Honors chemistry, physics, math, English, music, and economics.
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President Gamble congratulates
Honors Graduate Erin Westwater |
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**UH 450/451 Tutorial: (1) Student Fellow: can be in "Texts and Critics" or in an upper-division Honors seminar. May not repeat in "Texts and Critics" for graduation requirement. (2) Independent study with faculty member by contract.
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| Students may qualify for one of the three designations on their official records as graduates of the University Honors Program by satisfactorily passing UHP courses according to the pattern specified above. |
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