Honors Requirements
College of Arts and Sciences, Information Science Major
To qualify for departmental honors, students must apply by the end of their seventh semester and meet the GPA requirement:
| a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5 | OR | a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 in addition to contributions to the Information Science Program through research or other means, as detailed in their application. |
Students intending to pursue honors must complete the following coursework in addition to their IS major courses:
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Three additional credit hours of IS course work at or above
the 500 level; (graded courses only; no seminars or two-credit
project courses)
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Six credit hours of INFO 490 Independent Study and Research
with one or more IS faculty members, spread over at least two semesters and with
grades of A- or better; it is expected that the INFO 490 research
will result in a project report.
Latin designations (appended to the degree) are based on final cumulative GPA, as follows:
- cum laude, 3.50 or above
- magna cum laude, 3.75 or above
- summa cum laude, 4.00 or above
Please note that as of 9/19/07, INFO 435 is no longer required for honors.
For information about applying for honors, contact major@infosci.cornell.edu.
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