Undergraduate honors program in the School of Kinesiology

Join a distinctive community of advanced scholars by becoming part of the undergraduate kinesiology honors program in the School of Kinesiology.

If you are chosen for the honors program you:

• will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors, to prepare rigorously for professional programs and graduate school, and to pursue special research projects.
• will team together with graduate students and faculty to provide leadership within the program.
• will enjoy special services and social opportunities.
• will graduate with one of the traditional honors designations: cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude. Such designations will be an impressive addition to applications for further education and for employment opportunities.

The nucleus of the program is directed research in the physical activities sciences, designed to provide the most significant and challenging experience the faculty can offer to undergraduates. A goal for participants will be to complete research that warrants publication in a professional journal.

In addition, the kinesiology honors seminar (two semesters) will provide exposure to the breadth of inquiry in the kinesiology sciences and provide honors students with the opportunity to become acquainted with one another. The honors experience culminates with the undergraduate research symposium and honors dinner.

Requirements for completion

• at least 40 credits in upper-division courses (3xxx and 5xxx) at the University’s Twin Cities campus

• two semesters (six credits) of directed research (KIN 3993-honors section) the results of which will be reported in an acceptable honors thesis

• two kinesiology honors seminars (KIN 4001H) one of which must be completed during fall semester of the junior year and the other during spring semester of the senior year in residence

• one additional honors opportunity selected from the following:

  • an additional semester (two credits) of participation in directed research

  • an upper division honors course (5xxx designated by an H)

  • an 8xxx-level course (seniors only; requires instructor permission)

  • the last 60 credits of A-F registration with a minimum GPA of:

    • cum laude, minimum GPA 3.50

    • magna cum laude, minimum GPA 3.66

    • summa cum laude, minimum GPA 3.75

Grades of F and N, which carry no grade points, are included in the computation of the GPA. If a portion of the last 60 credits completed has been transferred from another institution, the proportion of residence credits with grades of A must equal the proportion of transfer credits with grades of A.

Admission

Qualified students may apply for admission to the honors program as soon as they are admitted to the College of Education and Human Development, School of Kinesiology. A minimum of three semesters of honors registration is required for graduation with honors.

Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.50 and present evidence of potential to attain the GPA required for graduation with honors. Application materials are available in the CEHD Student Services office located in 110 Wulling Hall or from the School of Kinesiology admissions office located in 224 Cooke Hall.

For more information

Tom Stoffregen
Honors program director
202B Cooke Hall
1900 University Ave. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-626-1056 voice
612-626-7700 fax
tas@umn.edu