Physics Departmental Honors Program
The Physics Departmental Honors Program is designed to recognize special achievement by undergraduate Physics majors
in the discipline of Physics. The program requirements are rigorous and require substantial participation in physics or
physics education research with a faculty mentor from the Department of Physics.
Admission to the Departmental Honors Program
Students majoring in any sequence in Physics may be admitted to the Departmental Honors Program if they have:
- A minimum of 30 hours of university credit with a minimum of 8 hours in university-level Physics courses
- A maximum of 90 hours of university credit
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 with grades of A or B in all university-level Physics courses
- Two letters of recommendation from faculty
- Prior admission to the University Honors Program
- Approval of the Chairperson of the Department
In order to graduate with Honors in Physics, a student must remain in good standing in the University Honors Program and must complete:
- All requirements for a degree in one of the sequences in the Department of Physics with a grade of A or B in all university-level Physics courses, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3
- 9 hours of in-course honors in courses offered by the Department of Physics
- 2 hours of research with a Physics faculty mentor in PHY 290, PHY 390, IDS 285, or IDS 286 with a grade of A
For more information see your Physics advisor.