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Honors
Track Program in Geography
Qualified students may apply to participate in an
upper division Honors Track (Honors-in-the-Major) in
the undergraduate geography program for both the B.A.
and B.S. degrees. The Honors program recognizes
research accomplishments of talented
undergraduates. Eligible students must have
earned a minimum of 9 credits in geography (courses
with GEA, GEO, GIS, EVR, ESC prefixes) with a
cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 to enter the program,
and must maintain a 3.30 GPA to remain in the Honors
program. Students must additionally have the
support of a faculty mentor to be admitted to the
program. Interested students should contact the
faculty member whose research interests are closest to
those the student wishes to pursue.
To be awarded the honors undergraduate degree in
geography, students must complete all requirements for
the B.A. or B.S. degree in geography, and additionally
must complete the
6 credit hours listed below,
must complete an honors compact
agreement, and must meet a
capstone requirement . The
capstone requirement entails presenting the findings of
their research from the GEO 4948C Field Experience and
the GEO 4905 Directed Independent Study in both a
written thesis format as well as an oral presentation
at the Geosciences Colloquium Series or an appropriate
academic conference approved by both the faculty mentor
and the Department Chair. Students will complete
an honors compact with the faculty member, which is an
agreement that the projects will be conducted at the
honors level. Students will normally begin the
honors program in their sophomore or junior year and
conduct independent research with mentor supervision
during their junior and senior years. Required
coursework is listed below.
GEO
4920
Geosciences Honors Colloquium.
(1 credit course repeated twice)
This is a
new course proposal that will mirror
our existing GEO 6920 Geosciences colloquium that is
required of graduate students in our department, and is
viewed by the faculty as honors-level enrichment.
Students are exposed to talks from prominent
researchers and professionals in the various subfields
of the Geosciences. This will introduce the
student to current important research themes in the
geosciences as well as reinforce the scientific method
and expose the students to appropriate methodologies
for problem –solving in the geosciences.
Speakers change every semester, therefore, the course
is repeatable for credit.
GEO
4948C
Field Experience. (1 credit)
Students would enroll in this course while doing
the field work, lab work and/or data collection for
their research project.
GEO
4905
Directed Independent Study. (3
credits)
Students would enroll in DIS credits while
working in the analysis and write-up phases of their
research.
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