SCHOOL
OF TECHNOLOGY
HONORS PROGRAM
(2008-2009)
What
is the Honors Program? Briefly put,
it is a process that encourages academically talented students to work, study,
and develop their full potential by providing areas of study outside of the
courses normally offered. It does not typically mean that additional courses
need to be taken to graduate. In the School of Technology, the honors courses
are substituted for some of the courses that make up the Industrial Technology
Degree program.
There are two types of honors programs - University and Departmental. This web page only focuses on the School of Technology Departmental Honors Program.
More
information about the Honors Program and the Honors College can be found at the Honors College
web page located at http://www.eiu.edu/~honprog.
DEPARTMENTAL
HONOR'S COURSES
The School of Technology Departmental Honors Program is an upper-division program that permits all eligible students, including transfer students, to participate. Departmental Honors requires at least 12 hours of Departmental Honors credit. The 12 semester hours in Honors courses will replace nine semester hours of program requirements, and three hours of general electives. Two to three hours of Honors Thesis will be required to be written under the supervision of a Departmental faculty member. Departmental honor's students are eligible to apply for undergraduate research grants to support their studies. Information about how to apply for undergraduate research is located at this web site.
http://www.eiu.edu/~honprog/hs_undergrad_research.php
In addition to completion of all BS degree requirements in Industrial Technology, the student must complete at least 12 hours in the following courses:
| INT 4444 Honors Indepent Study (1) | 1 - 4 Semester Hours |
| INT 4555 Honors Research (2) | 3 Semester Hours |
| INT 4644 Honors Thesis | 2 - 3 Semester Hours |
| Elective course (TEC 5000 - 5499) (3) | 3 Semester Hours |
(1) Up to
four hours of Honors Independent Study may be counted toward the 15 hours
of required course work in a technical concentration.
(2) Honors Research credits may be counted toward the nine hours of required
Industrial Technology electives.
(3) Elective course may be counted toward techical concentration or required electives in
Industrial Technology with the approval of Departmental Honors Coordinator
and the Graduate School.
ELIGIBILITY
The eligibility for Departmental Honors is open to students who meet at least two of the following criteria: