School of Family Studies, University of Connecticut

To graduate with the designation of “Honors Scholar,” an HDFS student must meet the following requirements:

Be accepted into the University Honors-in-the-Major Program in HDFS

Complete a minimum of 15 credits of upper-division honors courses in HDFS, including:

HDFS 291H - Honors Proseminar
(spring semester of sophomore or junior year - 1 credit)
HDFS 297H - Honors Thesis PreparationSeminar
(fall semester of senior year - 2 credits)
At least one HDFS 300-level course
HDFS 299H - Individual Study with your thesis supervisor
(1st semester of senior year - 3 credits)
HDFS 296H - Thesis Writing with your thesis supervisor
(final semester of senior year- 3 credits)

Complete and submit a Senior Honors Thesis that meets departmental standards for creativity and rigor

Maintain an overall GPA of 3.2 and a GPA of 3.5 in the major

For more information, contact:
Anita Garey, Ph.D.
HDFS Honors Program Advisor

Department of Human Development & Family Studies
University of Connecticut
348 Mansfield Road, Unit 2058
Storrs, CT 06269
(860) 486-6266
anita.garey@uconn.edu

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