Can I graduate with honors in sociology?

You must be a sociology major with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 in sociology and have completed 4 sociology courses before your senior year. You will also need to complete a senior thesis on a topic approved by both the sociology department and Honors College. Before your senior year, arrange for a faculty member in the Department of Sociology to supervise your thesis. Complete appropriate paperwork from the Honors College in Carmichael 104. Register for Soc 490 (Independent Study) during the first semester of your senior year.
During the first semester of your senior year, you will complete a research proposal. If the research proposal is approved by the advising faculty member, the student will complete and submit required paperwork to the Honors College to progress to the next stage (please remember to keep one copy of paperwork for your records and submit one copy to the department of sociology). You may also consider enrolling in PSYSC 499 for 1 credit.
During the second semester of your senior year, you will need to register for Honors 499N “Senior Honors Project.” These credits will not count toward meeting major requirements but will count as elective credits. Your faculty advisor will get you “permissioned” into the course to enable you to register. Your thesis must be completed by the 13th week of classes. The faculty supervisor and the Chairperson of the Department of Sociology must approve the final thesis paper. You may also consider enrolling in PSYSC 499 for 2 credits. For additional information, please visit the Honor’s College at http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CollegesandDepartments/HonorsCollege/AcademicsandAdmissions/SeniorThesisProjectGuidelines.aspx.
Another option is to participate in an undergraduate fellows program. In this program, a student will work on a faculty mentor’s project for 10 hrs./week for 15 weeks. If you are interested, please contact the Undergraduate Director at 765-285-5977.