Program Overview

Introduction to the Criminology Honors Program

The Departmental Honors program in Criminology is an upper-division course of study based on a topic in the area of criminology. The honors project may be an intensive study of a topic in criminal justice, criminology, or an empirical research investigation.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for a criminology honors candidacy, students normally will have completed 28 semester hours and not more than 85 semester hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5.

Program Requirements

• Students must take 12 hours in Honors Studies, which may include 6 hours of thesis.
  • The candidate is expected to pass an oral examination given by an Honors Council Committee.
• Projects of extraordinarily high quality may be designated High Honors by the Committee.

Degree Awarded

Successful completion of the requirements will be recognized by the award of the distinction "Sociology Scholar Cum Laude" at graduation. Higher degree distinctions are recommended only in truly exceptional cases and are based upon the whole of the candidate's program of honors studies.