University Honors in International Service:

I. Level I Options (100-200-level Honors classes): no minimum

II. Level II Options (300- or above level Honors classes in SIS): 6-9 credits

III. Level III Options: Honors Senior Capstone: 3-6 credits:

Option A: The student registers for SIS 400 Honors Senior Seminar (3 credits each semester, 6 credits total) for successive fall-spring semesters. The Capstone will be supervised by both the seminar professor and a second SIS faculty member in the student's substantive area of interest. Note: students who take SIS 400 Honors Senior Seminar should have the course's professor sign as the "Department Honors Coordinator" on the Honors Capstone form.

Option B: The student registers for a regular SIS 400 Senior Seminar (3 credits) and completes the course with a Capstone Supplement that links a major paper or project to the course material.

Option C: The student registers for SIS 498 Senior Honors Thesis (3-6 credits) for either successive or concurrent semesters. The thesis should be supervised by a faculty member in SIS.

Option D: The student registers for an advanced (400-level or above) SIS course (3 credits) and completes the course with a Capstone Supplement that links a major paper or project to the course material.

Please see the SIS Capstone Guidelines for details and instructions on submitting your capstone.

Department Honors Coordinators:
For students whose last name begins with A - F, please see Prof. Deborah Brautigam Hurst 201A x1696 dbrauti@american.edu
For students whose last name begins with G - O, please see Prof. Christine Chin Hurst 206H, x1866 cchin@american.edu
For students whose last name begins with P - Z, please see Prof. Clarence Lusane, McCabe 210, x1674, clusane@american.edu

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