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Geology Honors Program

Departmental Honors Requirements

Twelve semester hours in a combination of the following courses: (Each course, except thesis, may be repeated for a maximum of six hours. Repetition of courses and graduate course selection must be approved by the Departmental Honors Coordinator.)

  1. Students must take GEO聽4556, Honors Research in Geology and GEO聽4645, Honors Thesis in Geology.
  2. Students may select the following courses with the approval of the Departmental Honors Coordinator:聽 GEO聽4445x, GEO聽4667x, and approved graduate course.聽
  3. Students must complete the other requirements for the Geology major.
  4. Students in the Geology Honors Program must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50.
  5. Honors thesis supervision will be undertaken by a faculty member approved by the Departmental Chairperson, the Departmental Honors Coordinator, and the student's Faculty Advisor.
  • Approved graduate course. Credits: 0-3
GEO 4445
Honors Independent Study in Geology I.  (1 credits)

or GEO聽44452 or GEO聽44453

GEO 4556
Honors Research in Geology.  (1 to 6 credits)
GEO 4645
Honors Thesis in Geology.  (1 to 6 credits)
GEO 4667
Honors Seminar in Geology I.  (1 to 6 credits)

or GEO聽46672 or GEO聽46673

Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.