All departments and interdisciplinary programs offer Honors concentrations. At the beginning of the third year, students may apply to a departmental Honors Concentration Program. Students who meet departmental criteria are eligible to apply whether or not they have previously been in the Honors Program. Admission of upperclass students is determined by Honors concentration advisors in various LS&A departments and programs. Many departments require their Honors concentrators to register for special seminars and independent study research courses. During the senior year, Honors concentrators carry out research and write a thesis under the direction of a faculty mentor. With only a few exceptions, graduation with Honors requires the completion of a Senior Honors thesis. After an evaluation of the thesis and the overall academic record, Honors concentration advisors recommend that students graduate with an Honors degree. The department will then send one of four possible recommendations to the Honors Office: "No Honors," "Honors," "High Honors," or "Highest Honors." "No Honors" is given for work that does not meet departmental standards, and for students with GPAs under 3.4. The other three will be posted on the final transcript and diploma. Honors concentration programs are described under the relevant departmental listings in this Bulletin.