Information about Honors Program
The College of Agriculture
Honors Program can help you pursue an individually designed curriculum
by working with a faculty mentor to do research or pursue other
creative activities. In the Honors Program you'll find challenges
and rewards.
Honors programs let you work with a faculty mentor
to design your curriculum and set up additional research and learning
activities.
For an application, click
here
Honors Program
Operating Policies
- Students must have completed a minimum of 32 semester credits
and have attained a minimum graduation index of 3.25 at the time
of admission. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 16
credits at Purdue University before applying for admission. Individual
departmental honors programs may establish higher criteria for
admission.
- Students will apply for admission to the Honors Program through
their departmental honors committee. Before applying for admission,
the student is expected to identify an Honors Program adviser
who has agreed to serve as a mentor and to determine a mutually
acceptable honors project. Admission is contingent upon the approval
of the departmental honors committee and the College of Agriculture
Director of Academic Programs.
- Within the first semester after admission to the Honors Program,
the student is expected to develop a plan of study in cooperation
with his or her mentor. Plans of study are to be submitted to
the departmental honors committee for approval. While in the Honors
Program, students must achieve minimum 3.0 semester grade indexes.
Participants who fail to meet the semester index requirement may
continue in the Honors Program upon recommendation of the departmental
honors committee and with the approval of the College of Agriculture
Director of Academic Programs.
- Students in the Honors Program must complete a minimum of 30
credits in residence at the Purdue University West Lafayette Campus.
- Under the direction of his or her Honors Program mentor, the
student must complete an honors project of scholarly activity
associated with research, teaching, extension, or another area
acceptable to the departmental honors committee. A written summary
report of the honors project must be submitted to the departmental
honors committee for approval. At the discretion of the departmental
honors committee, the student may also be required to conduct
a seminar regarding his or her honors project.
- To achieve certification as a College of Agriculture Honors
Program graduate, the student must successfully complete the approved
plan of study and submit a written honors project report which
is approved by the departmental honors committee.
- Honors Program graduates will receive an appropriate certificate
upon graduation, and the academic transcript will indicate successful
completion of the Honors Program in the student's major program
of study.
The Dean's Scholars Program
is a College of Agriculture honors program for students with at
least 60 credits to fulfill before graduation. Students take honors
courses, complete an honors thesis or project, and participate in
events. For more information and other criteria visit the Dean's
Scholars Program.
For
more information about Undergraduate Research, Honor's program or
Dean's Scholars programs please contact
Tim
Kerr
765.494.8470
kerrtp@purdue.edu
Purdue offers other, interdisciplinary
Honors Program
experiences.
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