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Honors in Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics, in accordance with the requirements for Departmental Honors that was passed by the Faculty of Arts and Science in Spring, 2005, offers an Honors Degree in Linguistics. The requirement for graduation with Honors in Linguistics is an Honors Thesis of 40-50 pages in length, typically the culmination of a year’s work, and two courses designated as Honors courses.

Admission to the Honors Program requires an application in the second semester of the Junior year. It normally requires a GPA of 3.65 overall and in Linguistics, but this requirement can be waived by the CAS Director of College Honors in exceptional circumstances by petition from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

The application must be made by April 15 to the Director of Undergraduate Studies. The application consists of the form and a one- to two-page description of the topic that the student wishes to investigate in the thesis. The student must identify a faculty member in Linguistics who has agreed to work with the student. The description of the thesis is written in consultation with the faculty advisor. The student will be notified by May 1 about acceptance into the Honors program.

Joint Honors

The Department of Linguistics offers Joint Honors in all programs for which it offers joint majors- Language and Mind, Anthropology and Linguistics, German and Linguistics, French and Linguistics, Spanish and Linguistics, and Italian and Linguistics.

For the requirements of Joint Honors in Anthropology and Linguistics, students should see Professor John Singler. For the requirements of Language and Mind, students should follow the same procedure for Honors in Linguistics, except that their proposal should identify faculty members from two departments in the Language and Mind major (Linguistics, Philosophy, and Psychology), and these two faculty members will be co-advisors. The thesis topic, needless to say, should reflect contributions to both disciplines.

Students interested in pursuing Joint Honors in Linguistics and Italian, German, Spanish, or French, should consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Linguistics as well as the other department in the second semester of their junior year.

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