Honors Program Application

Honors Program in Linguistics

The honors program is excellent preparation for graduate school and is normally completed in the senior year. Students admitted to the program take two regular graduate classes for a letter grade, typically in the fall and winter terms. It is recommended that these courses form a cohesive program, i.e. LIGN221A and LIGN221B. Students also enroll in LIGN199H (P/NP) with a selected advisor, normally in the spring quarter, and complete an honors paper under the direction of the advisor. These three classes are part of the 12 required courses for the major.

Requirements for admission to honors program:

•3.75 GPA in Linguistics major at the end of the junior year

•Application form (available from Linguistics Student Affairs Office) completed in consultation with honors advisor

•Approval of the Linguistics department faculty

Procedure:

•In the spring quarter of the junior year, the student should determine a research topic of interest and consult with the faculty member selected by the student to serve as an honors advisor

•If the faculty member agrees to supervise the student, the application form is completed, submitted to the Student Affairs Office, and is then submitted to the faculty for approval at the following faculty meeting

•Once accepted to the program, the student selects the course of study for the senior year in consultation with the honors advisor

Honors paper:

The honors paper is an original research paper approx. 30-40 pages. It should contain at least:

1. An abstract;

2. An introduction to the problem to be addressed;

3. An overview of previous/alternative analyses, highlighting their advantages/ deficiencies/etc.;

4. Proposed solution(s);

5. References.

Style should follow Linguistic Society of America Languageguidelines available at or another acceptable format approved by the advisor

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Please complete this application form and turn it in to the Linguistic Department’s Undergraduate Advisor in APM 3216. It should be turned in no later than week 8of the spring quarter of your junior year to be considered for the Honors Program.

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HONORS PROGRAM APPLICATION

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NAME ______STUDENT ID # ______

E-MAIL ADDRESS ______

CURRENT PHONE # ______SUMMER PHONE #(if different) ______

ADDRESS ______

Current Major GPA ______Current Overall GPA ______

Next year is your junior senior year. (Circle one.)

List all the linguistics courses that you have taken; upper-division only (include those you are currently enrolled in)

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Whom have you selected as your faculty advisor?Please check with the faculty member prior to listing their name to make certain that they are available to work with you during the upcoming fall, winter, and spring quarters.

Faculty Advisor’s name: ______

IMPORTANT: Attach a one page statement with a description of the research topic that you would like to pursue for the Honors Program. This should be prepared in consultation with your faculty advisor.

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