Honors Concentration

The Department of Screen Arts & Cultures Honors Concentration is open to Screen Arts & Cultures concentrators who meet application requirements including those students who have not been in the College Honors Program in their freshman and sophomore years.

Honors is highly competitive and admission is based on a minimum GPA plus a rigorous and competitive review process that takes into consideration the following: performance in past courses, sample work from previous Screen Arts & Cultures courses, completion of specific coursework, an Honors Proposal, and faculty recommendation(s). Application to Honors is made in winter term at a deadline typically in mid-March. Since Honors in Screenwriting depends on successful completion of FV 410, Screenwriting honors applications are due the last day of winter term.

Students accepted into the Honors concentration in the Department of Screen Arts & Cultures gain the opportunity to carry out the independent work required to complete an honors thesis, screenplay, or film, video, television, or digital production. Honors is expected to be a rigorous year-long experience devoted to research and writing, the production of an advanced video, film, digital, or television project, or the writing of an original feature-length screenplay or teleplay equivalent.

Students accepted into the Honors Concentration in The department of Screen Arts & Cultures also become members of the Honors Program of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. As members of the LSA Honors program, they gain access to a variety of special services such as possible financial support for their Honors work. In addition, students may also apply for competitive scholarships administered by the Department of Screen Arts & Cultures to help with costs associated with Honors projects.

Upon successful completion of the Honors Concentration, students may graduate with Honors, High Honors or Highest Honors in Screen Arts & Cultures, depending on the evaluation of their thesis, screenplay or project. These Honors designations appear on their diploma and transcript, along with any College Honors designations they earn from their overall grade point.