School of Computing Honors Program

In your junior year, sign up for CPSC 3950(HON) for 1 credit hour. This is the SoC's Honors Seminar, which introduces students to the research going on in the different research labs in SoC. By the end of the seminar, the student should know their direction for Honors research.

• You need to find a faculty member in the SoC who can serve as your Honors research advisor. You would work with this faculty member to determine the details of your Honors research work.
• This faculty member should ask the SoC registration coordinator to create a CPSC 4950 section - you are required to take 6 credit hours of CPSC 4950 using your advisor's section.
• For assistance in locating a research advisor, please contact DR. Bart Knijnenburg.

No, this is not allowed.

Students with 90 credits hours or more (e.g., “senior standing”) are able to use a GS6 form to enroll in a 4000/6000-level course, where the student registers for the 4000-level section, completes the form, and once approved, the graduate school will move you into the 6000-level section. Taking the graduate section of a 4000/6000 level course will fulfill your semester honors requirement. Earlier in their academic careers, honors students typically take honors sections of general education courses (e.g., ENGL 1030, COMM 2500), math classes (e.g., MATH 3110), and science courses (e.g., BIOL 1030, CH 1010, and PHYS 1220).

• You MUST submit a completed Honors Candidacy form. This is usually due at the very beginning of your final semester. 
• You need to send your final honors project report/paper (in PDF format) to the advisor and the Honors College office. You should submit this before final exams begin.
• Inform your advisor at the beginning of your final semester so that you can schedule your honors presentation (note that in some semesters, we will not have presentations even though honors students are graduating - it depends on timing).
• For further details, see the Departmental Honors page within the Honors College.

Yes! Several are posted on the Honors Thesis Guidance page.

• You are free to find a topic and a faculty research advisor.
• Alternatively, you can join a creative inquiry group. In fact, we recommend that all new Honors CS students join a CI group during their first semester.

• Due to the importance of computing in most fields, we encourage students interested in acquiring a minor to choose a minor that is of interest to them. Popular minors with students in the School of Computing include business administration, finance, management, digital production arts, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
• Please note that BA-CPSC majors are restricted from the cybersecurity and artificial intelligence minors.