While Liberal Arts classes provide the foundation for the Humanities major, many students integrate courses from other colleges. As honors students, Humanities majors are engaged in research. This unique major culminates in a required honors thesis written during the senior year. The thesis allows students to design a project, conduct in-depth research, and work closely with a faculty supervisor.
The Junior Fellows Program provides recognition for outstanding students who have completed four semesters, or approximately 60 semester hours of coursework. Chosen annually from the best students across the campus, junior fellows are given the opportunity to participate in independent study and research with distinguished professors of their choice, and to have that research supported by small grants, if necessary.
The program is administered by the College of Liberal Arts, but undergraduates in all colleges and schools are eligible to take part. Students who wish to be considered should apply in February. Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest honorary society in America, was founded by students at the College of William and Mary in Membership is by invitation only to upper-division students who achieve distinguished scholastic records in disciplines that Phi Beta Kappa designates as liberal arts and sciences.
Students eligible for early membership must have at least 60 hours of credit in residence at The University of Texas at Austin and a 4. Students eligible for regular membership as a degree candidate must have at least 60 in residence hours at The University of Texas at Austin, have applied for graduation, and have at least a 3.
For this reason, 3. In , for example, the GPA cutoff for election was 3. Students eligible for regular membership as a recent graduate must have at least 60 in residence hours at The University of Texas at Austin, have graduated from UT immediately prior to the most recent election eligibility period, and have at least a 3.
All eligible students are notified by the School of Undergraduate Studies after spring chapter elections. The University of Texas chapter was established in Membership is by invitation only to the top 7. Students are eligible for membership if they have completed the minimum required hours and have the required grade point average. Eligible students are notified by the School of Undergraduate Studies in the spring.
Each fall and spring semester, undergraduates who complete a full course load and earn outstanding grades are recognized by inclusion on the University Honors list. Each time a student is included on the list, their official record also shows the award of University Honors for that semester.
To be included, a student must earn at least 45 grade points and a grade point average of at least 3. Skip to Content. British Marshall, Rhodes, and Truman Scholarships British Marshall scholarships allow young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the system of higher education of their choice in the United Kingdom. College Scholars On Honors Day each spring, the University designates outstanding students as College Scholars and Distinguished College Scholars, on the basis of registration and grade point average requirements for courses taken in residence at the University, as specified below.
To be designated a College Scholar, a student must meet all of the following requirements: The student must be registered as an undergraduate in the current semester. The Department has also partnered with the School of Information to provide a joint M. The University of Texas and City of Austin provide a vibrant setting for our programs. Drawing on the resources of a number of departments and centers, these programs feature a diverse, engaged, and accomplished faculty.
Students benefit from the many research resources located on campus including The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center widely considered one of the premier special collections libraries in the world , the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection which draws researchers from all over the world , the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library , and the Dolph Briscoe Center for the Study of American History.
Students who undertake our program also receive intensive mentoring and pedagogical training to prepare them for success as teachers, scholars, writers, and administrators, both in and well beyond the academy. Ranked in the top 20 English Graduate Programs by U. Students in our Ph. For our faculty's primary teaching and research fields, please see the faculty page.
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