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Computer Science Departmental Honors


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Please contact the Computer Science Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses.

To earn departmental honors in Computer Science, a student must:

  1. Complete all requirements for a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
  2. Maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.85.
  3. Take at least 12 upper-division hours of courses for Honors Credit with a grade of A or A-. Up to 4 hours can be from the Honors Department and the remainder from the Computer Science Department. Most upper-division Computer Science courses can be taken for Honors Credit by arranging for extra honors requirements with the instructor before the term begins.
  4. Participate as an officer or committee leader in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) student chapter for one year or provide 20 hours of community service as coordinated and verified by the university’s Community Involvement Center.
  5. Make a public presentation of your own individual research or project work. This can be done at an ACM meeting, a public forum organized by the Computer Science Department or Weber State University, or at a regional or national conference.

It is recommended that all applicants take at least one General Education Requirement course designated as an Honors Course section.

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