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department of art and art history<\/div>

Honors: Art History<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Honors: Art History<\/h2>

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE THE FIRST WEEK OF YOUR FINAL SEMESTER. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.<\/p>

Honors in Art History acknowledges outstanding achievement in the major as demonstrated by the quality of a student’s Individual Study and his or her performance in courses within the major. To apply, interested students must meet all requirements, as well as submit and present an Individual Study research paper to the department chair and Art History faculty. The awarding of honors is competitive and made to select graduating seniors at commencement. (Application for honors does not insure receipt of honors.)<\/p>

Procedure For Application<\/h3>

Complete the following seven steps to graduate with Honors in Art History.<\/p>

1. Eligibility Requirements<\/h4>

In order to qualify for Honors, students must complete one of the following two options:<\/p>

1) an individual study (ARTH 491\/492) and two seminars (ARTH 460, 470, or another Art History seminar)<\/p>

OR<\/p>

2) one seminar and two individual studies (one of which will be presented as the Honors project).<\/p>

At the time of application, the student must have completed at least one individual study or seminar.  It is strongly advised that students take at least two of the three seminars or individual studies with different faculty members.<\/p>

Students must also meet the following criteria:<\/p>