1. Be admitted formally to honors candidacy by the CCI Honors Committee and the University Honors Council at least two semesters before the student's graduation.

2. Have an overall GPA of 3.50 in the Computing and Informatics major.

3. Have an overall GPA of 3.20 for all courses outside the Computing and Informatics major, including non-Honors courses.

4. Complete at least six (6) credits of CCI designated Honors coursework (not including the thesis) and obtain an overall GPA of 3.50 for these courses.

5. Complete 6  credits of Honors Thesis  coursework that may be constituted from undergraduate thesis, capstone course  or other research related coursework.

6. Select a three-person Committee (at least two persons must be from Computing and Informatics) to serve as the student's Honors Thesis Committee.

7. Successfully complete an Honors Thesis, orally defend the Honors Thesis in front of the student's Thesis Committee, and obtain the grade of   "A"  for the Thesis (all 6  credits of thesis coursework).

II. What constitutes a CCI honors course:

A course may be designated as an honors course as follows:

1.  The course  is specifically designed for  honors students,

2.  Honors by Contract:  In this case,  student and instructor make a contract in a regular course to identify the additional work that will be performed by the student; this agreement must  be approved by the CCI Honors committee.

III. Resource link:

• Application Form
• Contract