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:
Economics
DUGS Name & Contact Information:
Evelyn Lehrer
Professor & Director of
Undergraduate Studies
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 highest distinction |
When to
enroll |
|
ECON 399 |
Independent
Study in Economics |
1-3 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
One or
two semesters |
Requirements for Departmental Distinction:
To be considered for Departmental Distinction, students majoring
in Economics must meet the following criteria:
Distinction: 3.25 overall GPA and 3.25 Econ GPA
High Distinction: 3.50 overall GPA and 3.50 Econ GPA
Highest Distinction: 3.75 overall GPA and 3.75 Econ
GPA; completion of thesis via registration for Econ 399 during one or two
semesters.
Tips:
Students
who would like to get involved with research projects of the faculty, or work
on their own projects with faculty supervision, are encouraged to begin by
reviewing the faculty vitae, which may
be found at : http://www.uic.edu/depts/econ/professor.html
The
mini-vitae and extended faculty websites therein provide information on the research interests and
projects of the various faculty members.
Students are likely to find some of these areas to be exciting and close to their own interests. Ideally, students would go on from there to
take 200 and/ or 300 level courses taught by those professors.
In the
past we have found that students who do this, and also excel in the course,
participate actively in class discussions, and talk to the professor informally
after class, pave the wayfor possible future work with the professor. This might take the form of involvement in a
research project of the faculty member, and/ or enrollment in an ECON 399
course under the professor’s supervision.