Students who are already participating in the University Honors Program must also complete Honors-In-Major. Upon completion of all of the prescribed requirements (which include maintaining an overall and in-major GPA of 3.5), these students will graduate with the University Honors designation on their transcript and diploma. However, any student with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 (both overall and in-major) is eligible for Honors-in-Major coursework. Upon completion of the Honor-in-Major requirements outlined below (and by maintaining the minimum overall and in-major GPA of 3.5), these students will graduate with the Honors-In-Major designation on their transcript and diploma. Eligible students should consult with their advisor or the program director in developing a plan for completion of the required courses.
Requirements
Students must fulfill each of the following requirements (total of 16 credits):
- Minimum Grade Point Average in major: 3.50.
- Three CS 700-level courses with Honors designation (12 credits)
- CS 799 - Thesis (4 credits), instead of the Capstone course sequence CS 791, CS 792. Thesis will count towards satisfying the Capstone requirement.
Students must complete a thesis on a topic approved and supervised by a faculty member in the department. The student must submit a written report and give a public demonstration or presentation of the results upon completion of this course.
Students are required to submit their thesis plan for approval by the thesis advisor no later than the beginning of the semester when they plan to enroll for CS 799.
Students must fulfill each of the following requirements (total of 16 credits):
- Attain a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.50 for all CS- and IT-listed courses.
- Complete IT 799 (Honors Thesis) for at least 4 credits (and no more than 8 credits). The Thesis does not count towards the Capstone requirement but will count as an elective.
- Complete one of the required three IT-electives as an honors-designated course.
- Complete one IT-listed course at the 600+-level as an honors-designated course. This will normally require the student to request from the instructor permission to add the honors designation to a non-honors course.
- Complete the remaining 4 credits through one of the following options:
- An additional IT-listed course at the 600+-level as an honors-designated course.
- A course in the student’s chosen minor at the 500+-level as an honors-designated course.
The thesis must be developed and executed in consultation with a thesis advisor. The student must provide a written report and give a public presentation of the thesis results prior to the completion of their major requirements.
Note that IT 791 and IT 792 (Senior Project) may not be taken as honors-designated courses, though it is possible for IT 799 to be associated with the senior project.
Students must fulfill each of the following requirements (total of 16 credits):
- Minimum overall Grade Point Average: 3.2, Minimum Grade Point Average in major: 3.50, an unblemished record of academic integrity for all courses taken in the department of major.
- Three 700-level courses with Honors designation in any of the following areas: DATA (Analytics), CS (Computer Science), MATH (Mathematics & Statistics) (12 credits)
- CS 799 or MATH 799– Thesis (4 credits), instead of the Capstone course sequence CS 791, CS 792 or Capstone course DATA 790. Thesis will count towards satisfying the Capstone requirement.
The thesis project will be planned in consultation with a faculty advisor and approved by the ADS program directors/coordinators. The project will consist of independent work, an oral presentation, and a written thesis. Students are encouraged to submit their thesis proposal for approval by the end of their junior year. The proposal must be approved no later than the drop/add deadline in the first semester of their senior year.