CFS Honors Program

The CFS Honors Program is for students who have a history of high scholastic achievement. The program provides many learning opportunities including the challenges and rewards associated with planning and completing a research project under the guidance of a faculty honors advisor. To see year-by-year what you will be doing in the CFS Honors Program, visit Steps to Earning a CFS Honors Diploma.

Successful completion of the CFS Honors Program results in recognition including an Honors Degree (graduating with CFS Honors). You can apply for the CFS Honors Program at any time during your college career.

Eligibility

  • Entering first-year students must have a combined SAT score of at least 1800; an ACT composite score of at least 26 and an ACT writing score of at least 27; or graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class.
  • Current Purdue students and transfer students must have a minimum GPA of 3.2 (or equivalent).

How to Apply

To apply for the CFS Honors Program, you can download and complete the CFS Honors Interest Form or request the form from the CFS Honors Program coordinator.

Learning Opportunities

  • First Year (1 credit/semester): Participate in the CFS Dean's First-year Honors Seminar and hear guest speakers and discuss current topics with fellow CFS honors students.
  • Sophomore Year (1 credit/semester): Participate in an Introduction to Honors Research course in your major department and learn about exciting issues in your field of study while exploring opportunities for individual projects with faculty honors mentors.
  • Junior Year (1-3 credits/semester*): Work one-on-one with a faculty honors advisor, and with the guidance of your mentor, complete a proposal describing your scholarly honors project.
  • Senior Year (1-3 credits/semester*): Complete your honors project, under the direction of your faculty honors advisor, and present your project to family, friends, faculty, and alumni during the annual Honors Colloquium and CFS Alumni Awards Dinner.

* To graduate with honors, you must complete and present a research/scholarly project (6 credits of an Honors Independent Study).

Faculty Honors Advisor

Honors students work with faculty honors advisors in completing their projects. Usually, students select their own faculty honors advisor according to their particular area of interest.

Recognition

Successful completion of the program results in an Honors Degree. Additional recognition includes:

  • An annual CFS Honors Colloquium at which graduating Honors students present the results of their final projects. This is a wonderful occasion for family and friends to attend and is a major recognition event for CFS Honors students.
  • The statement "Completed Honors Program in Consumer and Family Sciences" appears on your transcript.
  • You earn a certificate of recognition from Purdue University.
  • The commencement program indicates the names of those graduates who have fulfilled the requirements as set forth by the CFS Honors Committee.

Honors Committee

The CFS Honors Program is coordinated by the CFS Honors Committee This committee consists of six members (one faculty representative from the four departments and CFS education), and is chaired by the dean of the College of Consumer and Family Sciences. The CFS Honors Program coordinator, a CFS academic advisor, provides administrative support.