Steps to Earning a Degree with CFS Honors

Steps to earning a degree with CFS Honors can vary based on whether or not you are entering the program as a first-year student. Click on the link below which describes the steps you will need to take to earn CFS Honors recognition.

If you are a junior or senior in the CFS Honors Program and would like the complete Honors Project Guidelines document, contact the CFS Honors coordinator at cfshonor@purdue.edu or (765) 494-8533. The document includes the following:

  • FAQs about completing an Honors project
  • Guidelines for enrolling in 39700 and 49700
  • Guidelines for CFS Honors project proposal
  • Guidelines for finishing your CFS Honors project
  • Guidelines for preparing posters for CFS Honors Colloquium and the CFS Alumni Awards Dinner

Steps: First-year Entry

19700 (Typically 1-2 credit hours)

  • Take first-year seminar class

29700 (Optional: Typically 1-2 credit hours)

  • Meet faculty and attend classes on the research process
  • Select Faculty Honors Advisor
  • Begin development of Honors project proposal

39700* (Typically 3-5 credit hours)

  • Select Faculty Honors Advisor
  • Develop and submit Honors project proposal
  • Revise and re-submit Honors project proposal (if required)
  • Work on Honors project

49700* (At least 1 credit hour in final semester)

  • Work on Honors Project
  • Prepare Final Project Report
  • Present a poster at the CFS Honors Colloquium and the CFS Alumni Awards Dinner
  • Submit an electronic copy of the final report to the CFS Honors Coordinator
  • Graduate with a CFS Honors Certificate and Honors recognition on your transcript

* Must have at least six hours of some combination of 39700 and 49700 to receive a degree with CFS Honors.

 

Steps: Non First-year Entry

29700 (Optional: Typically 1 credit hour)

  • Meet faculty and attend classes on the research process
  • Select Faculty Honors Advisor
  • Begin development of Honors project proposal

39700* (Typically 3-5 credit hours)

  • Select Faculty Honors Advisor
  • Develop and submit Honors project proposal
  • Revise and re-submit Honors project proposal (if required)
  • Work on Honors project

49700* (At least 1 credit hour in final semester)

  • Work on Honors project
  • Prepare final project report
  • Present a poster at the CFS Honors Colloquium and the CFS Alumni Awards Dinner
  • Submit an electronic copy of the final report to the CFS Honors Coordinator
  • Graduate with a CFS Honors Certificate and Honors recognition on your transcript

*Must have at least six hours of some combination of 39700 and 49700 to receive a degree with CFS Honors.