Departmental Honors Advisor:
Dr. Mark Brunson, Environment and Society
NR 352, ext. 72458
Email: brunsonm@cnr.usu.edu

The College of Natural Resources has a unified Departmental Honors Plan applicable to all degree programs in the College; note, however, that the Honors degrees are awarded by the individual Departments, not the College.

Eligibility for Acceptance:
Qualified students will have cumulative GPAs of at least 3.30 and will have declared a major in the College of Natural Resources.

Program of Study:
The 15-credit requirement for Departmental Honors in the College of Natural Resources is met by successfully completing the following requirements:

• 6 credits from the following list of courses, completed under a contract with the professor: WATS 3700, WATS 4930, EnvS 3000, EnvS 4000, WILD 3900. The goal is to provide honors-enhanced versions of foundational courses used by many degree programs to increase breadth of knowledge in the Natural Resources.
• 3 credits in an upper-division course in your area of specialization, completed under contract with the professor.
• 3 credits of Undergraduate Research under your departmental prefix (e.g., WATS 4970). This is for work associated with developing and conducting your Honors Thesis.
• Public presentation of your Thesis/Project, either orally or in poster format.
• 3 credits completed in one of the following ways:
  • An upper-division Honors course from a related discipline, completed under contract, in order to enhance breadth.
  • A graduate-level course in the student's major or area of specialization in order to enhance depth.
  • A seminar offering an integrative experience, such as WATS 5330 or a CNR Honors Special Topics Seminar.

Requirements for Completion of Degree:
The successful candidate will graduate with a cumulative University GPA of 3.3 with a GPA of 3.5 in all Honors and all College of Natural Resources courses. Many students have found it helpful to relate the courses taken on Honors contract to the final thesis/project.