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Y EARS
3
&
4
UPPER DIVISION
Option 3:
Some students choose to only participate
in the second half of the Honors journey,
which typically begins around junior year.
In a nutshell, TCU Honors is made up of two parts: Lower-division Honors and Upper-division Honors.
UNIVERSITY
HONORS
12 hours (4 classes)
Small, discussion-based classes that
resemble graduate school seminars.
More than a dozen colloquia are offered
each semester. Examples:
Nature of the Universe | Nature of Values:
Mindfulness and Millennials | Engaging
Difference: Race, Color and Culture
DEPARTMENTAL
HONORS
6 hours (2 classes)
Students typically take a seminar
in the spring of junior year and
a research class in the fall
of senior year)
Steps to
Departmental Honors:
• Develop a research or
creative project
• Work with a research
committee
• Present project during
senior year
• Final project posted in
library catalogue
Students who complete
Upper-division requirements
earn the
PAUL AND JUDY
ANDREWS HONORS
SCHOLAR
distinction.
Students
completing both
Lower-division and
Upper-division
requirements may
BECOME A
LAUREATE.
GPA
REQU I REMENTS
END OFYEAR 1:
3.0
END OFYEAR 2:
3.25
END OFYEAR 3:
3.4
END OFYEAR 4:
3.5