Informatics Honors Program
The Honors Program in Informatics provides ambitious and focused students with an opportunity to complete independent research in the form of a substantial thesis. Students research, read, and develop an honors thesis subject and proposal during one semester, then write and defend the final thesis in the second semester.
Application Process
All applications are conditional upon the student finding an appropriate faculty thesis supervisor in the Informatics program. The approval and signature of that thesis supervisor are required on the application form.
The thesis supervisor must be a faculty member affiliated with the undergraduate program and hold the rank of tenured faculty, tenure-track faculty, or senior lecturer with a PhD. The supervisor’s academic interests should align with the proposed thesis scope so they can direct the project effectively.
The second reader may be any standing faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin whose research interests relate to the thesis topic. The second reader should be selected in consultation with the thesis supervisor.
Deadlines: After consultation with your faculty supervisor, apply during your junior year by November 30 for the spring-fall honors thesis sequence, or by April 30 for the fall-spring honors thesis sequence.
Recommended sequence: Fall-Spring.
Requirements for BSI/BA in Informatics with Honors
Students completing the honors option must satisfy 30 hours within the Informatics major requirements.
- Minimum grade point average of 3.5 across all Informatics coursework
- Replace the capstone with Honors Thesis in Informatics, I 679HA and I 670HB (6 hours)
- Additional open elective (3 hours)
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