Dear Honors College students,

Below you will find information on how to coordinate your capstone project with your major requirements. We have made every effort to keep this information accurate and up to date. However, you should always discuss your course choices and schedule with your major advisor to verify that you are on track to complete all of your major requirements on schedule.

Major name:

Anthropology

DUGS Name & Contact Information:

Joel Palka

Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies

jpalka@uic.edu

Students working on their Honors Capstone project can enroll in the following course(s):

Course number	Course Name	Number of Hours	Required for major	Elective in major	Required to earn Departmental Honors	When to enroll
ANTH 390	Honors Research	3	No	Yes	Yes	Second semester of capstone or both semesters of capstone

Requirements for Departmental/College/Major honors:

To be considered for distinction, a candidate must have a 3.00/4.00 cumulative GPA and meet all the requirements for a major in Anthropology, plus the following:

• 3.50/4.00 GPA in the major for Distinction
• 3.75/4.00 GPA in the major for High Distinction
• 3.75/4.00 GPA in the major and satisfactorily complete a thesis in ANTH 390—Honors Research for Highest Distinction. This course involves the preparation of an honors research paper, under the supervision of a faculty member of the student’s choosing, and its acceptance by a three-member honors committee especially constituted for this purpose.