Gen. Ed. Requirements
Honor Council
Office of the Provost
Office of the Registrar
The Writing Center
Oral Communication Center
An annual award to an outstanding senior history major who has demonstrated the following:
• enthusiasm for and appreciation in history involvement in the process of studying history • involvement in the activities of the department • potential for continuing interest in history The award, $300 and a certificate, will be presented at the spring Senior Banquet.An annual award to an outstanding junior history major who has demonstrated the following:
• compiled a good academic record (for example, an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher and a GPA in History of 3.5 or higher) • taken four history courses, with at least one being an upper level course • shown evidence of a serious interest in history • shown evidence of maturity of thought in the approach to history The award, $300 and a certificate, will be presented at a spring semester History Colloquium.This competitive annual award will be given to the senior whose essay is determined by the History Department to be the highest quality. The winning essay will be selected from a pool of three finalists. Each student competing for the award will write a 600-800 word paper on an historical event or figure. In order to become a finalist the student must have at least a 2.7 GPA, have completed at least six history courses and have a keen interest in biographical and narrative history. The award, $500 and a certificate, will be presented at a spring semester History Colloquium.