History Honors Application

The Department of History offers a honors program for students who wish to research and write a thesis during the course of their senior year.

Requirements to apply include: HIST 4000 Introduction to Historical Research, a history GPA of 3.5 or above, and a thesis advisor. Before filling out this application, please review the honors information packet, and talk with a Thesis Advisor.

Applications are accepted on the 15th of May in your Junior year. Enrollment in HIST 4001 Honors Guidance will happen after your application has been reviewed and approved.

Application Date

Name

CUID

Semester HIST 4000

Please indicate the semester you took HIST 4000 Introduction to Historical Research.

Year of Graduation

Semester and year of graduation

Major Advisor's Name

Thesis Advisor's Name

Please also ask your advisor to send an email approving this status to history_dus@cornell.edu

Cummulative GPA

What was your cumulative GPA at the end of the last semester completed?

History Major GPA

What was your average GPA in the History Major at the end of the last semester completed?

List of History Courses

Please provide the course number, title, semester, and grade for all Cornell History courses taken for the history major.

List of Courses

Please provide the course number, title, semester, and grade for any other courses taken for the history major (transfer credits).

Statement of Interest

Please provide a brief statement of your major interests in History.

Supplemental Documents

Please upload a transcript and writing sample using the Box upload link below. If you do not have a copy of your transcript, you can request that one be emailed to jly5@cornell.edu through the Registrar's Office.

Be sure the files you upload contain your full name and "transcript" and "writing sample" in the filename.

Upload documents here.

Advisor Approval

ATTENTION Your acceptance into History's Honors requires the approval of your thesis advisor. Before you submit this application, please request that your thesis advisor email their approval to history_dus@cornell.edu.

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