English Departmental Honors

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

To earn departmental honors in English, a student must:

1. Complete all requirements for a major in English;
2. Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.7 in the major;
3. Take one Honors 3000 level class;
4. Present work at the National Undergraduate Literature Conference, the Weber State Undergraduate Research Conference, or some similar professional conference; or, show evidence of submitting work for publication with a regional or national journal; or, perform documented community service in the cause of literacy. The number of hours will be negotiated with the department advisor and written as a signed contract.

Students who have not completed their General Education requirements are strongly encouraged to fulfill them with Honors General Education courses.

Please refer to the Honors Program  section of the WSU Catalog.