ENVS Honors

Honors in Environmental Studies

Generally, honors are awarded to the top 10 to 15 percent of students graduating that quarter, and highest honors to the top 5 percent or less.

Senior Comprehensive Honors:

• Only applicable to senior thesis, internship or individual work in a senior seminar or a pre-approved graduate course
• Honors must be awarded by student's faculty sponsor, and a second faculty member (chosen by student's advisor) must confer

Departmental Honors:

• 3.5 GPA in upper-division ENVS courses

Highest Department Honors:

• 3.75 GPA in upper-division ENVS courses and...
• Must have received honors on the senior comprehensive

Honors in a combined major will be awarded when the student's work in both departments is judged to be of honors quality.