College Honors Program

Linguistics majors and minors are qualified to participate in the College Honors Program. Students in Linguistics courses may earn honors credit in three ways:

• by arranging an honors contract in any upper-division course in linguistics, with approval of the instructor
• by taking a graduate course or a graduate section of an undergraduate course, or a graduate course, with approval of the instructor
• by enrolling in Linguistics 195A-B-C and completing a senior thesis under the supervision of a faculty member

Forms for the above can be found on our "Petitions" page, in the Departmental Forms section. 

Linguistics Senior Honors Program (Distinction in the Major)

Majors in linguistics are eligible to join the Linguistics Senior Honors Program during their senior year; participation in the College Honors Program is not required. Students in the Linguistics Senior Honors Program carry out an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member. The goal is to produce a senior thesis of publishable quality based on original linguistic research on a topic of the student’s choice. Students successfully completing the program are eligible for graduation with Distinction in the Major. Students wishing to write a senior thesis should consult with the Faculty Undergraduate Advisor and/or their supervising professor as early as possible to plan the project.