Design Your Course of Study

 

Ambitious students with interest in multiple disciplines or complex problems are encouraged to consider pursuing the Honors Baccalaureate, a rigorous multi-disciplinary degree designed with approval from faculty mentors.

The H.B. works well for students intending to pursue further academic study, a law degree, a medical degree, community-based arts, community activism, or entrepreneurship.

Admission

To pursue the Honors Baccalaureate, a student must be admitted to the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College. There are no minimum ACT/SAT or GPA requirements for admission to the Cohen Honors College. Interested students submit an online application through the link on the college website.

A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the Honors Baccalaureate. To receive the degree, students must:

  • Complete two or three concentrations (36 credit hours) from at least two colleges
  • Complete 21 honors credit hours* including a research or design-thinking experience (3-4 credit hours) and  Honors Thesis (3 credit hours)
  • Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.250
* Honors credit hours may be earned by completing HNRS, WSUN or H department courses, or using an  (link opens new window) to turn a regular course into an honors course. Honors courses may meet general education, major, elective or honors area-of-emphasis requirements.
The Honors Baccalaureate degree program develops students not only academically but professionally, and it helps students articulate - and then attain - exactly what it is that they are hoping to gain from their undergraduate careers
Sierra Bauman
Honors Baccalaureate Major with concentrations in linguistics and communication sciences and disorders

To begin planning your course of study visit Honors College Forms Directory page to:

  • Download the Honors Baccalaureate planning sheet
  • Review the Honors Thesis Intent form
  • Review the Honors Thesis Submission form

You can find prior in the Cohen Honors College SOAR collection held by the Ablah Library.