Honors at Binghamton University
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Honors at Binghamton University Binghamton University offers a multitude of opportunities for high-achieving students to gain academic recognition and academic challenge. Binghamton has university-wide honors programs, school/college-wide honors programs, university- wide graduation honors, departmental graduation honors, and a host of honors societies. 2 Table of Contents University-wide Honors Program 3 ● Binghamton University Scholars Program School/College-wide Honors Programs 3 ● PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholars Program University-wide Graduation Honors 3 ● Latin Honors Designations ● School/college-specific Requirements for Latin Honors Designations Departmental Graduation Honors 5 ● Harpur College of Arts and Sciences ● Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science ● College of Community and Public Affairs ● School of Management ● Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences Honors Societies 7 ● University-wide ● Harpur College of Arts and Sciences ● Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science ● College of Community and Public Affairs ● School of Management ● Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences 3 University-wide Honors Program Binghamton University Scholars Program ● The Binghamton University Scholars Program is a selective, all-University, four-year honors program for students of exceptional merit. ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/scholars/ School/College-wide Honors Program Pricewaterhouse Coopers Scholars Program ● PwC Scholars is the honors program in Binghamton's School of Management and provides students with unparalleled leadership and networking experiences that prepare students to enter the business world as distinguished professionals. ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/som/scholars/index.html 4 University-wide Graduation Honors Latin Honors Designations ● Students may qualify for graduating with one of the following honors designations, according to their cumulative GPA. This designation will be included on students’ diplomas. ○ Summa Cum Laude- students who have achieved a 3.85 or higher cumulative GPA ○ Magna Cum Laude- students who have achieved between a 3.70 and 3.84 cumulative GPA ○ Cum Laude- students who have achieved between a 3.50 and 3.69 cumulative GPA School/college-specific Requirements for Latin Honors Designations ● Harpur College of Arts and Sciences ○ Must meet the cumulative GPA requirements listed above. ○ Must have completed at least 48 graded Binghamton University credits and have no missing grades or Incompletes. ■ http://www.binghamton.edu:8080/exist/rest/bulletin/2019- 2020/xq/04_acad_policies_procedures_undergrad_students.xq?_xsl=/bulle tin/2019-2020/xsl/MasterCompose.xsl ● Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science ○ Must meet the cumulative GPA requirements listed above. ■ http://www.binghamton.edu:8080/exist/rest/bulletin/2019- 2020/xq/watsonUndergrad_3col.xq?_xsl=/bulletin/2019- 2020/xsl/MasterCompose3col.xsl#d2007e524 ● College of Community and Public Affairs ○ Must meet the cumulative GPA requirements listed above. ○ Must have completed at least 48 graded Binghamton University credits and have no missing grades or Incompletes. ■ http://www.binghamton.edu:8080/exist/rest/bulletin/2019- 2020/xq/ccpaUndergrad_3col.xq?_xsl=/bulletin/2019- 2020/xsl/MasterCompose3col.xsl#d2005e491 ● School of Management ○ Must meet the cumulative GPA requirements listed above. ○ Must have completed at least 60 graded Binghamton University credits with no more than 16 credits of “Pass” grades. ○ If the student transferred from another institution, must have a cumulative GPA greater than 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale). 5 ■ http://www.binghamton.edu:8080/exist/rest/bulletin/2019- 2020/xq/school_of_management_ug.xq?_xsl=/bulletin/2019- 2020/xsl/MasterCompose.xsl#d2001e640 ● Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences ○ Must meet the cumulative GPA requirements listed above. ○ Must have completed at least 48 graded Binghamton University credits and have no missing grades or Incompletes. ■ http://www.binghamton.edu:8080/exist/rest/bulletin/2019- 2020/xq/decker_school_of_nursing_ug.xq?_xsl=/bulletin/2019- 2020/xsl/MasterCompose.xsl#d1997e626 6 Departmental Graduation Honors Harpur College of Arts and Sciences ● Africana Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/africana/honors-program.html ● Anthropology ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/anthropology/academics/undergraduate/honors.html ● Arabic Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/cnes/undergrad-arabic/index.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Art and Design ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/art/programs/index.html ● Art History ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/art-history/undergraduate/honors.html ● Asian and Asian American Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/aaas/academics/undergraduate/honors.html ● Biochemistry ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/biochem/academics/honors.html ● Biological Sciences ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/biology/undergraduate/honors.html ● Chemistry ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/chemistry/undergraduate/ ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Chinese Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/aaas/academics/undergraduate/ba-chinese.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Cinema ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/cinema/undergraduate/requirements.html ● Classical and Near Eastern Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/cnes/undergrad-classics/index.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Comparative Literature ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/comparative-literature/undergraduate/honors.html ● Economics ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/economics/undergraduate/honors.html ● English ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/english/undergraduate/index.html ● Environmental Science and Environmental Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/environmental-studies/undergraduate/honors.html ● French 7 ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/romance/undergraduate/french-ba.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Geography ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/apps/academics/program/ug/geography ● Geological Sciences ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/geology/undergraduate/honors.html ● German ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/grs/german-program/index.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Hebrew ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/judaic-studies/undergraduate/honors.html ● History ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/history/undergraduate/honors.html ● Integrative Neuroscience ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/integrative-neuroscience/about/honors-program- kathy.html ● Italian ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/romance/undergraduate/spanish-ba.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Japanese Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/aaas/academics/undergraduate/honors.html ● Judaic Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/judaic-studies/undergraduate/honors.html ● Korean Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/aaas/academics/undergraduate/honors.html ● Latin American and Caribbean Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/lacas/program.html#honors ● Latin Language and Literature ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/cnes/undergrad-classics/index.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Linguistics ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/linguistics/academics/major-minor.html ● Mathematical Sciences ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/math/undergraduate/honors.html ● Medieval and Early Modern Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/cemers/undergraduate/major-requirements.html ● Music ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/music/undergraduate/honors.html ● Philosophy 8 ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/philosophy/undergraduate/pell-honors- program.html ● Philosophy, Politics and Law ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/philosophy-politics-and-law/undergraduate- program/honors-program.html ● Physics ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/physics/undergraduate/honors.html ● Political Science ○ http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~martinek/thesis.htm ● Psychology ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/psychology/undergraduate/psychology-ba.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Russian Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/grs/russian-program/index.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Sociology ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/sociology/undergraduate/honors.html ● Spanish ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/romance/undergraduate/spanish-ba.html ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. ● Theatre ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/theatre/undergraduate/honors.html ● Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/wgss/ ■ Honors not listed. Please contact the department. Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science ● Currently, no departments in the School offer departmental graduation honors. College of Community and Public Affairs ● Currently, no departments in the College offer departmental graduation honors. School of Management ● Currently, no departments in the School offer departmental graduation honors. Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences ● Decker School of Nursing ○ https://www.binghamton.edu/decker/undergrad/handbook.html#honors 9 Honors Societies University-wide ● Athletes ○ Chi Alpha Sigma ■ https://www.chialphasigma.org/about-chi-alpha-sigma (national organization website) ● Community service and leadership ○ Sigma Alpha Lambda ■ https://sigmaalphalambda.org/ (national organization website) ○ National Society of Leadership and Success- Sigma Alpha Pi ■ https://www.nsls.org/listing (national organization website) ● Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) ○ Chi Alpha Epsilon ■ https://www.binghamton.edu/programs/eop/opportunities/chialphaepsilon. html ● First-year students ○ Phi Eta Sigma