If you have a history of high scholastic achievement, then you may be eligible for the Honors Program in the College of Consumer and Family Sciences. The program provides many learning opportunities while enabling you to independently explore an area related to your major academic interest. You will experience the challenges and rewards associated with planning and completing a research project. Throughout the Honors Program, you work under the guidance of a Faculty Honors Advisor. Successful completion of the project results in recognition including an Honors Degree (graduating with honors). You can apply for the Honors Program at any time during your college career.

To see year-by-year what you will be doing in the Honors Program, visit Steps to Earning a CFS Honors Diploma.

If you are a junior or senior in the Honors Program and would like the complete Procedures for Completion of CFS Honors Projects document, contact the CFS Honors coordinator at cfshonor@purdue.edu or 494-8533. The document includes the following:

• Guidelines for enrolling in 390H and 490H
• Guidelines for CFS Honors Project Proposal
• Guidelines for Binding CFS Honors Project
• Guidelines for preparing posters for CFS Honors Colloquium
• Honors Project Proposal cover sheet
• Honors Project routing sheet
• Honors Project feedback form

Eligibility (back to top)

• First-year students must have a combined SAT score (verbal and math only) of 1200, a 27 ACT score, 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).

Learning Opportunities (back to top)

• First-Year Students (1 credit/semester): Participate in the CFS Dean's Honors Discussion Group and hear guest speakers and discuss current topics with fellow CFS honors students.
• Sophomore Year (1 credit/semester): Participate in an Honors Discussion Group 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 mentor, 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 mentor, and present your project to family, friends, and faculty during the annual Honors Colloquium.

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

Faculty Honors Advisor (back to top)
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 (back to top)
Successful completion of the program results in an Honors Degree (graduating with honors). Additional recognition includes:

• Twice a year, CFS has an 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 Council.

How to Apply (back to top)
To apply for the Honors Program, you can download the CFS Honors application (PDF) or request an application from the CFS Honors coordinator.

Honors Council (back to top)
The CFS Honors Program is coordinated by the CFS Honors Council. This council consists of 10 members (one faculty and one student representative from the four departments and CFS education). The dean of the College of Consumer and Family Sciences chairs the Honors Council. The CFS Honors Program coordinator, a CFS academic advisor, provides administrative support.

CFS Undergraduate Student Services
Consumer and Family Sciences
700 W. State Street
Stone Hall, Room 110
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 494-8533
Fax: 496-1168
E-mail: cfsundergrad@purdue.edu