2024-2025 Bulletin
2024-2025 Bulletin > College of Urban and Public Affairs > Economics > Undergraduate programs > Economics Departmental Honors Program
Departmental Honors is separate from Urban Honors and is administrated within the Economics Department.
The Departmental Honors Program allows outstanding majors in the Department of Economics to conduct research with a faculty member and to receive recognition for their exceptional performance. Honors students participate in faculty research projects or pursue an independent honors thesis under faculty guidance. Applicants are required to have earned a minimum GPA of 3.50 in economics courses at the time of application.
To earn Departmental Honors, interested students should apply to the undergraduate advisor after completing Ec 201, Ec 202, Ec 311 or Ec 415, and Ec 312. It is recommended that students either complete Mth 251, Stat 243Z, Stat 244 and one of the following: Ec 456, Ec 457, Ec 460, Ec 469 OR that they enroll concurrently in these courses while working on the Departmental Honors program. Students admitted to the Departmental Honors complete the following requirements: