Honors
Students who demonstrate exceptional scholarship are recommended for honors in the concentration. DS students do not have to apply for honors. All students who fulfill the following requirements will be recommended for honors:
- a grade average in concentration courses of at least the midpoint between “A” and “B” (judgment calls are made in cases of “S” grades, which are equally eligible for consideration; copies of course performance reports may be submitted for consideration in this regard).
- a thesis judged by both advisors as meriting honors.
Honors will not be awarded by the University retroactively. Therefore, students who do not complete their required work in accordance with the schedule outlined above will not be able to receive honors, even if all requirements are completed at a later time.
In addition to graduating with honors, students who receive their B.A. in Development Studies may be recommended to the Dean of the College to receive special prizes upon graduation, typically consisting of modest monetary awards. These recommendations are made by the DS Advisory Committee on the basis of (1) an evaluation of the overall work of the students in the concentration (especially in the senior seminar), and (2) DS related extracurricular activities.
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