“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. ”

Mohandas Gandhi

Honors Program in History

The Honors Program in the Department of History is intended to provide a small number of highly qualified and motivated history majors with intellectual enrichment, rigorous training, and recognition for unusual achievement, leading to graduation from NC State with Honors in History. The formal requirements of the program are listed below. Additionally, the History Department invites participating students to attend faculty seminars and other academic and social events, to meet visiting scholars, and to make their own contributions to the intellectual vitality of the University.

Students may enter the formal course work of the Honors Program (usually in the Junior year) if they have (1) an accumulated Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.0 overall, and (2) a GPA in history of at least 3.3 with a minimum of 9 hours completed. Students accepted into the Honors Program are expected to maintain these minimum GPAs. As a part of successfully completing the Honors Program, students must achieve an overall GPA of at least 3.25.

The general requirements for a major in history are 36 hours in the major field. All history graduates must have successfully completed at least one semester of History 491: Seminar in History. Within this framework, the Honors student must also participate in the Honors Seminars and take a specified sequence of Honors Courses that lead to the writing of a thesis.

Director of the Honors Program

Dr. S. Thomas Parker
477 Withers Hall
Phone: 919-513-2223
Email: thomas_parker AT ncsu.edu