CALS Honors Program

 

The CALS Honors Program is the only upper division Honors program at the University of Florida. It is for students who have:

CALS Honors course work integrates with required and elective courses in your major. To graduate as a CALS Honors Scholar, students must complete each of the five experiences listed below and maintain an upper division GPA of at least a 3.75.

1. ALS 4921 (Honors Colloquium - 3 Credits)

2. ALS 4932 (Honors Orientation - 1 Credit)

3. XXX 4909 (Honors Project 3 Credits) - use the course that is within your major, e.g., Wildlife students would register for WEC 4909, Entomology students would register for ENY 4909.

4. Two to three credits of additional Honors course work - see the Honors courses web page for further details

5. Write an Honors Thesis. Contact the CALS Dean's Office for thesis deadline information and paperwork. Thesis projects are scholarly activities in teaching, research, or extension that involve guided independent work by the student that has clear objectives and expected outcomes.

CALS Honors students qualify for scholarships such as those available through the University Scholars Program or the Gainesville Rotary.

CALS Honors coursework is identified as such on the transcript. Students that successfully complete the CALS Honors Program are designated as CALS Honors Scholars, and receive a Scholars Medallion and a certificate suitable for framing.

Completion of the CALS Honors program automatically qualifies students for graduation from UF with magna cum laude or summa cum laude Latin honors.

See our brochure (410KB pdf) for more details.

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Director:

Dr. Mark Rieger
2002 McCarty Hall D
392-1963
mrieger@ufl.edu

Program Assistant:

Michael Sisk
2002 McCarty Hall D
392-1963
mjsisk@ufl.edu

Graduate Assistant:

Lauri M. Baker

 

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