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Honors Program
The Honors Program was established to recognize especially qualified
and independent students. High or Highest Honors require especially
independent students, as it is their responsibility to do independent
research, keep up with the paperwork, and file abstracts and forms with
the Honors Office, 140 Tigert.
Requirements to Graduate with Honors
- Upper division GPA of at least 3.5
Requirements to Graduate with High or Highest Honors
- Upper division GPA of at least 3.5
- The completion of a senior thesis
How to Write a Senior Thesis
- Planning for your thesis (This process should be started towards the end of one's junior year.)
- Determine what topic you want to write your thesis on
- Identify a faculty member who could serve as the chair of your senior thesis committee. The chair of your committee should be a faculty member who conducts research in an area related to your thesis topic or is someone you have had a class or classes with
- With the guidance of your chair, your will identify two other faculty members to be on your committee
- Working on your thesis
- You are allowed to take 3-6 credit hours of senior thesis credit (CCJ 4970), which could earned over the course of two semesters. These credits will count as criminology electives
- It is recommended that you complete the following tasks during the first semester of your thesis work:
- Make an outline of your thesis
- Conduct a literature review
- Develop your survey instruments or data collection tools
- Obtain IRB approval. If you are collecting data (i.e., administering surveys) for your thesis, you are required to obtain approval from UF's Institutional Review Board. Discuss this requirement with your thesis chair.
- It is recommended that you complete the following tasks during the second semester of your thesis work:
- Collect your data
- Analyze your data
- Interpret your findings
- Provide a draft of your thesis to your committee chair.
- Make revisions to your draft based on your chair's comments.
- Distribute your thesis to your other committee members.
- Final Stage
- Successfully defend your thesis in front of your committee (The distinction between High and Highest is based on the quality of the work. Highest Honors is reserved for the most exceptional theses and will be decided by committee chair. Final approval is given at the CLAS/University level.)
- Submit 1 copy with abstract (see www.honors.ufl.edu/forms/thesis.pdf) directly to the Academic Advising Center. This copy must not be bound.
- Submit 3 copies to chair or department.
For deadlines and forms visit the Honors Office, 140 Tigert.
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