Departmental Honors

Departmental Honors offers students the opportunity to create a specialized curriculum within upper-level courses in their major. Find your major for specific requirements and contact information for your Honors Liaison--the person who oversees Honors in your major. 

Major Requirements Contact
Bioengineering Christopher McLarnon - Kingsbury Hall S344A
Chemical Engineering Christopher McLarnon - Kingsbury Hall S344A
Chemistry Stacey Hughes - Parsons Hall
Civil Engineering Erin Bell - Kingsbury Hall
Computer Science Arvind Narayan - Kingsbury Hall W239
Earth Sciences Rosemarie Came - James Hall 214 (Dept. Office)
Electrical & Computer Engineering Se Young Yoon - Kingsbury Hall W217
Engineering Physics Joseph Dwyer - Morse Hall 309
Contact Katie Makem-Boucher - DeMeritt Hall 237A
Environmental Engineering Paula Mouser - Gregg Hall 130A
Information Technology Arvind Narayan - Kingsbury Hall W239
Mathematics

Adam Boucher - Kingsbury Hall W343

Mechanical Engineering Chris White - Kingsbury Hall S254
Ocean Engineering Chris White - Kingsbury Hall S254
Physics Joseph Dwyer - Morse Hall 309
Contact Katie Makem-Boucher - DeMeritt Hall 237A

Major Requirements Contact
Anthropology

Svetlana Peshkova - Hamilton Smith

Studio Art and Art History Ivo Van der Graaff - Paul Creative Arts Center
Classics R.Scott Smith - Murkland Hall 355
Communication Lin Zhang - Horton Social Sciences Center 145A
English Monica Chiu - Hamilton Smith Hall G03
French

Ileana Chirila - Murkland Hall 210B

Geography Tu Lan - Huddleston Hall 102
German Charles Vannette - Murkland Hall G10B
History Elizabeth Mellyn - Horton Social Sciences Center 407
Homeland Security Sonic Woytonik 
Humanities Will Smiley - Murkland Hall 320
International Affairs Jen Spindel -  Horton Social Sciences Center
Italian Studies Anna Wainwright - Murkland Hall 316
Linguistics Rachel Burdin - Hamilton Smith Hall 149M
Music/Music Education Rose Pruiksma - Paul Creative Arts Center
Neuroscience and Behavior Jill McGaughy - McConnell Hall 404F
Philosophy Subrena Smith - Hamilton Smith Hall 249T
Political Science Sue Siggelakis - Horton Social Science Center 
Psychology Pablo Chavajay - McConnell Hall 436
Contact Susan Moore - McConnell Hall 438 (Dept. Office)
Russian TBD
Sociology

Catherine Moran - McConnell Hall 330B
Contact Cammi Wagner- McConnell Hall 303 (Dept. Office)

Spanish Scott Weintraub - Murkland Hall 210F
Theater and Dance Assaf Benchetrit - Paul Creative Arts Center M311
Women's and Gender Studies Svetlana Peshkova - Hamilton Smith

Major Requirements Contacts
Business Administration Drew Patrick - Paul College, Undergraduate Advising Office - 101
Economics Drew Patrick - Paul College, Undergraduate Advising Office - 101
Hospitality Management Drew Patrick - Paul College, Undergraduate Advising Office - 101

Departmental Honors without University Honors

Departmental Honors may be completed by any student with a qualifying GPA (see major-specific requirements above); membership in the University Honors Program is not required. Students outside the University Honors Program pursuing Departmental Honors should register here:

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