ELIGIBILITY

The History Honors Program in the Department of History is open to departmental majors who demonstrate intellectual promise. Students can expect to take four semesters to complete the program. Applicants  are required to have a GPA of 3.6. Students should apply when they are rising juniors and have completed at least 60 credit hours. The Temple Honors Scholars Program receives your application and makes decisions in collaboration with the Director of the History Honors Program.

In order to graduate from the History Honors Scholar Program students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.4 and a GPA of 3.4 in the History Major.

THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE HAS TWO STEPS:

1) Apply to TEMPLE HONORS SCHOLAR PROGRAM

Honors Scholars Program

The Honors Scholars Program requires a minimum of six upper-level Honors courses (18 semester hours), including a research or creative project design course and an honors thesis, and leads to the “Honors Scholar” designation on the Temple transcript.   Honors Scholars can choose to complete the Honors Scholars Program in the University Program, the Fox School of Business, or one of the school or departmental Honors Scholars Programs –  History, Political Science, and Psychology currently offer Honors programs.   Honors Scholars are required to complete a junior level research theory/practice course and a senior thesis – a research or creative project – involving an advisor, an examining committee, and a public presentation of the work (preferably started in junior year and completed early in senior year).  Honors Scholars must complete a minimum of four other upper division courses.  Students can earn upper-division honors credit in honors courses in their major, interdisciplinary honors courses, select non-honors courses that provide significant experiential or service learning value, graduate courses, or honors independent study. 

Admission
Current Temple and Transfer students with 60 earned credit hours and a 3.6 cumulative GPA can apply for admission to the Honors Scholars Program.

Honors Scholars who complete a minimum of six courses (18 credit hours), including the methods course and Senior thesis, with a minimum 3.4 GPA in the major and minimum 3.4 GPA overall will receive the Honors Scholar (University or departmental) designation of the transcript.   To remain in good standing in the Honors Scholars Program, Honors Scholars must maintain a minimum 3.4 GPA in the major and a cumulative 3.4 GPA.

 Application for the Honors Scholars Program

2) MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE HISTORY HONORS PROGRAM

Prospective applicants for the History Honors Program are required to submit a hardcopy of their Temple Honors Application to the Director of the History Honors Program, along with evidence of their GPA.  They are also required to meet with the Director of the History Honors Program in order to introduce themselves and their intellectual interests and to discuss their goals in the  History Honors Program.