Economics Honors Program

Qualified students can graduate with honors in Economics. The requirements include an honors thesis approved by the Department’s Undergraduate Committee. Students interested in graduating with honors will need to plan their studies well so they can produce an honors thesis of truly original content by the end of their graduation semester. Students will need to take upper-division classes on topics of interest and identify faculty members who are able and willing to guide them through a substantial research project. We recommend students complete ECO 321 before working an honors thesis. They should agree with the faculty member and register for ECO 487 in a subsequent semester and ensure that they and their advisor devote enough time to the project to bring it to the level required for the honors designation.

Honors in Economics will be awarded to graduating seniors who have achieved the following:

1. A grade point average of at least 3.5 in the five required courses (see A1 and A2 above), with no less than a B in any one of these courses.
2. A grade point average of at least 3.50 in five upper-division electives in Economics (see A3 above).
3. Six credits in economics at the 400 level.
4. An honors thesis, submitted to the director of undergraduate studies for honors evaluation by the Undergraduate Committee.