MATH 3791. Senior Honors Tutorial. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the department; approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Individual tutorials in which the student will pursue independent study and research in any area of mathematics under the direction of one or more faculty members. The project of the student will be planned to culminate in a research paper of original or expository nature. May be repeated for additional credit with the approval of the department. (On demand)
PHIL 3791. Honors Thesis. (3) Prerequisite: permission of the department; approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Individual or group inquiry into selected philosophic problems. Exposition and discussion of the results. (Fall, Spring with Permission)
PSYC 4691. Honors Thesis II. (3) (O, W) Prerequisites: Psychology major; Junior or Senior standing; PSYC 1101, and STAT 1220, STAT 1221, or STAT 1222, both with grades of C or above within two attempts; PSYC 2101, PSYC 2103, and PSYC 4690 with grades of B or above; and permission of instructor; approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Completion of independent Honors research, including the preparation and defense of a formal Honors thesis. May be used in fulfillment of the capstone requirement for the degree. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
RELS 4700. Honors Thesis. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Required of all honors students. May be repeated once for credit. (On demand)
SOCY 3799. Honors Thesis in Sociology. (3) Prerequisite: Acceptance into the departmental honors program and permission of the department; approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . The preparation and presentation of an acceptable Honors thesis or its equivalent. The final course in a required three-course sequence for Honors in Sociology. Completion of a thesis earning a passing grade meets the requirement for a 4000 level course in the major; a grade of A is required to earn honors. (On demand)
EDUC 3790. Honors Thesis in Education. (3) Prerequisite: completion of EDUC 3789 with a grade of C or above; approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . In this course honors students conduct their research and data analysis, and they write and defend their thesis before their honors committee. A grade of A is required for honors recognition from UNC Charlotte. The thesis must be approved and substantially completed (only minor, editorial revisions remain) prior to the student teaching seminar. (Fall)
AAHP 3900. Honors Thesis. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . An independent thesis project that combines a research agenda with appropriate exploratory practices for the student’s discipline. In keeping with the nature of the disciplines of the College of Arts + Architecture. The final product of these theses may vary to include (but not be limited to) a written document, a performance, a concert, or an installation. In all cases, some written and graphic documentation of the ideas and process involved will be required for the purposes of evaluation. Thesis proposals must be approved by the AAHP Director and the University Honors Council in the semester prior to enrollment. (Fall, Spring)
BUSN 3790. Business Honors Thesis. (3) Prerequisites: BUSN 3780 and permission of the Assistant Director of the Business Honors Program; approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Honors project directed by Business Honors committee or assigned faculty member. One faculty contact hour per week and independent research. (On demand)
COURSES THAT ARE GENERAL ACCESS AND SHOULD BE OFFERED WITH AN "H" SECTION, CROSS-LISTED WITH THE GENERAL SECTION, WHEN NEEDED FOR HONORS STUDENTS (for example: METR 4800-H01),:
ANTH 4601. Seminar in General Anthropology. (3) (O, W) Prerequisites: ANTH 3101, Senior standing, Anthropology major; when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Synthesis and integration of subfields of anthropology with emphasis on accomplishing original research, and written and oral presentation in anthropology. (O credit will be received only after successful completion of ANTH 3101 and ANTH 4601.) (Spring, Fall)
CHEM 4900. Directed Undergraduate Research. (1-4) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor overseeing the research; when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Independent study and research in any of these fields of chemistry: organic, physical, analytical, inorganic chemistry or biochemistry. Hours for laboratory and library work to be determined. Repeatable for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer )
ESCI 4800. Individual Study in Earth Sciences. (1-4) Prerequisite: Permission of the department and credit hours established in advance; when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Tutorial study or special research problems. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On demand)
GEOG 4800. Individual Study in Geography. (1-4) Prerequisite: Permission of department must be obtained and credit hours established in advance; when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Tutorial study or special research problems. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)
GEOL 4800. Individual Study in Geology. (1-4) Prerequisites: Permission of the department and credit hours established in advance; when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Tutorial study or special research problems. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On demand)
ITCS 4991. Undergraduate Thesis. (3) Prerequisites: ITCS 4155, 4232, 4650, 4681, or 4990, and permission of the department; when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . A thesis student will explore a subject in computer science chosen for thesis research and present a written thesis to the student’s thesis committee consisting of the thesis advisor and at least two other faculty members. (Fall, Spring)
METR 4800. Individual Study in Meteorology. (1-4) Prerequisite: permission from the department and credit hours established in advance; when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Tutorial study or special research problems. Students must request permission for independent study from an individual faculty member. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (On demand)
PHYS 3900. Undergraduate Research. (1-3) Prerequisites: PHYS 3282 and 3283 and permission of the Department Undergraduate Studies Committee; when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Independent research experience under the supervision of faculty member. May be repeated once with permission of the department. Up to three credit hours of PHYS 3900 may be applied toward the physics degree requirement of “additional PHYS hours at the 3000/4000 level” with approval of the Departmental Undergraduate Studies Committee. (On demand)
POLS 4990. Senior Thesis. (3) (O, W) Prerequisites: Political Science major, POLS 2220 with a grade of B or above, and overall GPA of 3.0 or above; when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course . Students complete an article-length research paper under the supervision of a member of the faculty. The paper must involve quantitative or other methods of modern political analysis. (Fall, Spring , Summer)
