NOTE:
The Application deadline for Honors 2009/10 has been extended
to FRIDAY JULY 31 @ 5 PM.
The
Sociology Honors Program is an academically rigorous senior
year to complement the major, designed for students who
would like closer intellectual contact with faculty, as
well as students interested in graduate work in sociology
or in related professional fields. Honors curriculum trains
students to design and execute their own research for senior
theses through small seminars, independent study with faculty,
and an intensive social science methods series. Successful
graduates of the Honors Program are awarded the bachelor's
degree "With Distinction."
Sociology Honors students also have
access to all the resources of the University
Honors Program.
A. acceptance
into sociology major
B. minimum cumulative
GPA of 3.50 in UW sociology courses
C. minimum cumulative
UW GPA of 3.30
The
program is designed to run from autumn quarter through spring
quarter of the senior year. Students must complete the following
requirements to graduate with honors:
- SOC 496-497, Honors
Senior Seminar
This two-quarter sequence, taught by the Honors faculty,
will cover advanced theory and study design in preparation
for the honors thesis. Autumn 2009 - Winter 2010
- SOC 321
This course covers more advanced topics in sociological
methodology than the introductory SOC 220. Autumn 2009
- Successful completion
of the Honors Thesis
Students will register for SOC 495 (Honors Senior Thesis)
under the supervision of an individual faculty sponsor with
expertise in the relevant area of interest. Students are
also expected to present their research at the Undergraduate
Research Symposium in May. Spring 2010
- Sociology GPA of
at least 3.50 and UW GPA of at least 3.30 at graduation
- Honors students
complete at least 60 Sociology credits (rather than 50)
Prospective
students should apply to the Honors Program in the spring
quarter of their junior year.
To
download the 2009-10 documents follow these links:
A
completed application will include the application form, a
statement of purpose, a writing sample, and an unofficial
transcript. More details are found in the Program Summary
document above.
NOTE:
The Application deadline for Honors 2009/10 has been extended
to FRIDAY JULY 31 @ 5 PM.
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