Catalog 12-13.indd - McMurry University

must complete the “Honors Thesis Proposal” form with the endorsement ofthe student’s thesis committee. A copy of each of these forms is includedin the appendix of The Honors Handbook. These requirements apply tostudents in both tracks of the honors program.In order to graduate from either track of the honors program, a studentmust earn at least seven hours of honors credit and maintain an overalland major fi eld GPA of at least 3.25. The following departments require aGPA higher than 3.25 for their honors students: Business, Curriculum andInstruction, Music, and Nursing.Art:Admission requires completion of at least 60 hours of credit, including12 hours of Art, with an overall and art GPA of at least 3.25. Studentswill complete seven hours of honors credit, including three to six hoursof honors tutorial in Art and a senior thesis (1-3 hrs), and graduate withan overall and Art GPA of at least 3.25. Dependent upon the focus of thethesis, the student may present along with it his/her original art work.Biology:Admission requires completion of 60 hours of college credit; 16 hours ofBiology courses, Including BIOL 1301,1402, and 1403; and an overall andBiology GPA of at least 3.25. Required honors courses: Biology 4X96*Honors Tutorial (1-3 hrs and may be repeated) and Biology 4X97* HonorsResearch (3 hrs). Students must earn four hours of credit for BIOL 4X96*and three hours for BIOL 4X97*. Students must graduate with a BiologyGPA of at least 3.25 in order to receive the honors designation.Business:Admission requires completion of 60 hours of college credit and a GPA ofat least 3.5 in ACCT 2310; ECON 2310, 2320: and BA 1310, with a GPAof 3.25 in all other college work. Students must complete seven hoursof honors courses in Business, including BA 4X96* (Honors Tutorial) andBA 4X97* (Honors Thesis). Departmental honors will be obtained in theStudent’s area of business concentration.Chemistry and Biochemistry:Admission requires completion of 60 hours of college credit, includingCHEM 1410, 1420, 2430, 3410, and 3420 with an overall and Chemistry/BiochemistryGPA of 3.25. Students must complete seven hours ofhonors courses, to be distributed between CHEM 4X96* and CHEM 4X97*and culminating in a senior thesis.Computer Science:Admission requires completion of 60 hours of college credit, includingCSC 1325, 1340 and 2330, with an overall and Computer Science GPAof 3.25. Students must complete seven hours of honors courses, to bedistributed between CHEM 4X96* and CHEM 4X97*, and culminating in asenior thesis.Honors ProgramKinesiology:Admission requires completion of 60 hours of college work, including KINE2330 and 2335, and an overall and KINE GPA of 3.25. Students will earnseven hours of honors credit, including KINE 4X96* Honors Tutorial (3-6hours) and 4X97* Senior Thesis (1-3 hours). KINE 4399 Special Topics:History of the Olympics will also count toward honors requirements inKINE.Mathematics:Admission requires completion of 60 hours of college work, includingMATH 2315, 2421, 2322, 3302, and an overall and Mathematics GPAof 3.25. Students will complete seven hours of honors credit, includingMATH 4X96* Honors Tutorial and 4X97* Senior Thesis.Music:Admission requires completion of 30 hours of college work for sophomoresor 60 hours of college work for juniors; and overall GPA of 3.25and music GPA of 3.4. Students must complete seven hours of honorscourses in music and maintain the above GPA’s at graduation. Studentswill choose one of the following tracks: (1) Music History, Music Education,or Music Theory: requires the completion of an honors thesis in music or(2) Performance: requires the completion of at least one honors recital.The honors thesis and honors recital courses are each two-hour courses,and may be repeated once.The honors recital will be evaluated by a committee structured in thesame way as a thesis committee. The student must secure the approvalof the committee by audition at least four weeks prior to the beginningof the fi nal examination period for the semester in which the recital iscompleted. All students choosing the recital track will complete HonorsRecital: a performance of at least 52 minutes of music, with at least onework memorized and program notes written by the student for each work.Students enrolling for a second honors recital may also complete HonorsRecital II: a lecture or recital of at least 60 minutes duration on a specifi csubject, genre, or composer. Program notes will be at least 10-15 pageslong. Students delivering a lecture will submit to the committee a text of atleast that length on which the lecture is based.The following courses may be taken for honors credit in music:I. Music History (3-6 hours): M LH XX99 Special Topics (such as SymphonicLiterature, Chamber Music Literature, composer, comparison,and period courses), and M LH 4X95 Independent Study.II. Music Theory (3-6 hours): M TH 4260 Advanced Orchestration, M THXX99 Special Topics (such as Compositional Trends and Analysis,Schenkerian Analysis), M TH 4X95 Independent Study.III. Music Education (3-6 hours): MUED XX99 Special Topics (such asThe Changing Voice, Implementing the National Standards ThroughInstruction), and MUED 4X95 Independent Study.IV. Honors Thesis or Recital (2 hours, repeatable once).Curriculum and Instruction:Admission requires completion of 60 credit hours with a GPA of at least3.5. Thesis proposals by EC-6 students will require the approval of theEducation faculty, and students will complete a thesis in some facet ofelementary education (e.g., pedagogy, curriculum, etc.). Theses onelementary education will be directed by a member of the Department ofCurriculum and Instruction. Students will earn six hours of credit for thesenior thesis, which will function as six hours of major electives.English:Admission requires completion of 60 hours of college credit, 15 hours ofEnglish, and an overall and English GPA of at least 3.25. Students mustcomplete at least seven hours of honors courses, including ENG 4X96*(Honors Tutorial) and either ENG 4X97* Senior Thesis or ENG 4X98*Senior Opus. A senior thesis or opus in English must be between 75-150pages in length. The senior opus must be a piece or collection of originalprose, poetry, or drama.History:Admission requires completion of 60 hours of college work, 15 hours inHistory, and an overall and History GPA of at least 3.25. Students willcomplete seven hours of honors courses, HIST 4X96* Honors Tutorial (3-6hrs) and 4X97* Honors Thesis (1-3 hrs), and at least 24 hours in History.35Nursing:Admission requires application to the Dean of the Patty Hanks SheltonSchool of Nursing by October 15th of the sophomore year. By the beginningof the junior year, the student must have an overall GPA of at lest3.25, join and be active in the local Student Nurses Association, makenormal progress toward graduation in nursing courses, and be eligible forrecommendation to Sigma Theta Tau. Students will enroll in NURS 4396*Honors Tutorial during the spring of the junior year, and 4397* HonorsThesis during the fi rst summer session after the junior year. The fall of thesenior year, students will enroll in NURS 4344* Theories and Research.The thesis will be completed in its entirety during this course. During thespring of the senior year, the student will enroll in NURS 4197* HonorsThesis and make a formal, public presentation of the thesis.Physics:Admission requires completion of 60 hours of college work, 15 hours ofPhysics, including PHYS 2510, 2520, and 3300, and overall and PhysicsGPA of 3.25. Students will complete seven hours of honors credit, includingPHYS 4X96* Honors Tutorial (3-6 hours) and PHYS 4X97* HonorsThesis.