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Departmental Honors

Students earning departmental honors will be recognized with:

  • Honors designation on official transcript and printed on degree diploma
  • Invitations to Honors educational and social events
  • Invitation to Honors Nye-Cortez banquet at the end of the academic year
  • Department of Sociology & Anthropology Honors Advisors

Requirements

  • Be declared as a Sociology or Anthropology major, earning a bachelor’s degree
  • Earn a cumulative 91¶ÌÊÓƵ GPA of 3.3 and a major GPA of 3.7
  • Anthropology majors:
    • Participate in a program of anthropological field study such as an Anthropology Study Abroad program, Archaeological field school, Anthropology internship or another approved field project with an anthropology mentor.
    • Present a scholarly paper, which could be your senior thesis, at a professional conference such as the Department of Sociology and Anthropology Student Research Conference, the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Undergraduate Research Conference, the Utah Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters Conference or a similar conference.
    • You must also complete ANTH 4830 for 3 credit hours and with a grade of A or A-.  This involves completing a senior thesis based on original research.
  • Sociology majors:
    • Complete SOC 4900, Senior Capstone with a GPA of 3.7 or higher. This includes completing a senior thesis based on original research.
    • Present a scholarly paper, which could be your senior thesis, at a professional conference such as the Department of Sociology and Anthropology Student Research Conference, the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Undergraduate Research Conference, the Utah Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters Conference or a similar conference.

How to Apply

  • Complete the  at least one semester before you graduate.
  • Contact your departmental honors advisor, who will review and sign your application.
  • You must be admitted into Departmental Honors for at least one semester before graduating.
  • You will receive a letter confirming your acceptance.
  • Visit your departmental honors advisor early in the semester before graduation to complete the Departmental Honors Exit Application.

Tips

  • If you have not completed your general education requirements, you are encouraged to take honors general education classes.
  • You must apply to be awarded departmental honors and be cleared by both the Department of Sociology & Anthropology and the Honors Program.
  • The exit application must be submitted prior to fall break for fall graduation and prior to spring break for graduation.
  • You must still apply through the graduation office

Honors Advisors

Anthropology

Dr. Mark Stevenson
Lindquist Hall 244
801-626-6244
mstevenson1@weber.edu

Mail

Sociology

Dr. Huiying Hill
Lindquist Hall 241
801-626-7888
huiyinghill@weber.edu

Mail