International Affairs Program

Upcoming information meetings: Feb. 21 in UMC 325: Fall 2012 honors info meeting at 4pm.

Overview of Honors in International Affairs
Students in the International Affairs Program who have demonstrated a superior competence in the field have the opportunity of graduating with departmental honors. There are three grades of honors: cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude. Honors are awarded by the University Honors Council on the basis of: overall academic record, performance in the writing of an honors thesis, and performance in a one-hour oral exam. Candidates for honors in International Affairs must have achieved at least an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.3 and a 3.4 grade point average in International Affairs courses. Please refer to our IAFS honors standards for more information.

Each candidate for International Affairs departmental honors must complete an honors thesis written in close consultation with a faculty member whose primary role is thesis advisor. A one-hour oral exam is also administered by a three member faculty committee consisting of the thesis advisor, a member of the Committee on International Affairs, and at least one other professor.

Applying for IAFS Honors Program
Application for Fall 2012 IAFS honors class | How to calculate IAFS GPA (required for honors application)

Syllabi, IAFS 4800:

IAFS 4800, Fall 2011 | IAFS 4800, Fall 2010 | IAFS 4800, Fall 2009 | IAFS 4800, Fall 2008 | IAFS 4800, Fall 2007

Students pursuing honors in International Affairs will be required to complete the honors in International Affairs seminar in the Fall semester and thesis writing class in the Spring semester. The seminar, IAFS 4800, will be offered each Fall semester. You need not take the seminar and/or write the honors thesis in the year that you graduate. For example, if you are planning to graduate in December it is advisable to take the honors seminar and write the thesis the year

before you graduate.  During the Spring semester following your enrollment in the honors seminar, you are required to enroll in a thesis writing class, IAFS 4810. The three credits gained from this will qualify as three credit hours towards your geographic concentration or functional area, if the thesis topic is relevant.