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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.
I
am a first-year student.
I am not a
first-year student.
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
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 binding your CFS Honors project
- Guidelines for preparing posters for the CFS Honors Colloquium and the CFS Alumni Awards Dinner
| Steps: First-year
Entry |
| 19700 (Typically
1-2 credit hours) |
- Take first-year seminar class
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
both a bound copy and an electronic copy of the final report for deposit in the Hicks Undergraduate Library
- Graduate
with a CFS Honors Certificate and Honors recognition on your transcript
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| * 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
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| 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
both a bound copy and an electronic copy of the final report for deposit in the Hicks Undergraduate Library
- Graduate with a CFS Honors Certificate and Honors recognition on your transcript
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| * Must have at least six hours of some combination of 39700 and 49700 to receive a degree with CFS Honors. |
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 |
