Honors Program in Economics

Economics majors with outstanding academic records (a GPA of 3.4 in economics courses, 3.0 overall) may apply to pursue departmental honors.  To receive departmental honors, a student must successfully complete an honors thesis. Prospective candidates for honors should develop a proposal for the thesis and identify a faculty supervisor during the second semester of the junior year. During the fall of the senior year, the students will enroll in ECON297 Honors. The student then writes a thesis under the direction of a faculty supervisor. During the spring of the senior year the thesis is evaluated by the department for possible departmental honors.