Please review the Honors degree requirements below before beginning the application.

HIGHEST DISTINCTION
Honors Baccalaureate, Summa Cum Laude (3.7 CUMULATIVE GPA)
Name of Course No. Credits
HONR 201 and HONR 202 "Texts and Critics"* OR HONR 301 (only 4 credits) 8 Credits
1 Upper-Division Honors Seminar 4 Credits
A Second Upper-Division Honors Seminar
OR HONR 450 Tutorial** (Student Fellow)		 4-6 Credits
Honors Thesis (May be in Major or in Honors) 3 Credits
Other Honors Courses*** 9 Credits (or 13 using HONR 301)
Minimum Highest Distinction Credits 28 Credits
DISTINCTION
Honors Baccalaureate, Magna Cum Laude
(3.5 CUMULATIVE GPA)
Name of Course No. Credits
HONR 201 and HONR 202 "Texts and Critics"* OR HONR 301 (only 4 credits)

8 Credits
1 Upper-Division Honors Seminar 4 Credits
A Second Honors Seminar, HONR 450 Tutorial** (Student Fellow) OR Honors Thesis (May be in Major or in Honors) 4-6 Credits
Other Honors Courses*** 4 Credits (or 8 using HONR 301)
20 Credits 20 Credits
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Honors Baccalaureate, Cum Laude
(3.5 CUMULATIVE GPA)
Name of Course No. Credits
HONR 201 and HONR 202 "Texts and Critics"* OR HONR 301 (only 4 credits) 8 Credits
1 Upper-Division Honors Seminar, HONR 450 Tutorial**, 
OR Honors Thesis (May be in Major or in Honors)		 4-6 Credits
Other Honors Courses*** 4 Credits (or 8 using HONR 301)
Minimum Academic Achievement Credits 16 Credits

 

Honors College Graduation Application

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Personal Information
Please provide a mailing address where we can reach you for at least the next year.
Degree Information
Refer to the degree requirements above to ensure that you have the proper combination of Honors credits to be eligible for the Honors degree. If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact the Honors College at [email protected].
Format: Fall 2023, Spring 2023, etc.
Please list all Honors classes taken, including departmental classes such as Honors Calculus (and Departmental Thesis class, if using for Honors Degree). Please separate classes with a semicolon.
Please select the method by which you fulfilled the two-semester second language requirement. If you select "Other," you may need to provide documentation to the Honors College for approval.
Program Information
Please list your full name as you would like it to appear in the graduation program.
If your name does not contain difficult or unexpected pronunciations, you can leave this space blank.
Please view this sample award list before completing the next section.
Please list all of the majors and minors you will complete upon graduation.
Please list any awards, honors, research achieved at MSU that you would like to have listed in the graduation program. Please be selective in the items you list. Separate entries with a semicolon.
Please provide the title of your thesis or capstone project.
Please list your plans after graduation (job offers, graduate school, etc.)
Certification
By typing your name in the box above, you certify and agree to the following: I hereby petition to be considered as a candidate for the Honors College Baccalaureate degree. I understand that my honors degree and participation in the honors graduation celebration is contingent upon completion of all required coursework by the end of the term designated above and that my final cumulative GPA is at the requisite level for the honors designation level (3.5 for Academic Achievement and Distinction, 3.7 for Highest Distinction).