Honors
In addition to the Davis Honors Challenge, the campus-wide honors program, the Film Studies program offers the opportunity for motivated students to earn high or highest honors within their Film Studies major. The requirements for earning high and highest honors in Film Studies are in addition to the regular requirements for the major in Film Studies.
Honors in Film Studies Program
Eligibility Requirements. Students, at the end of their junior year (135 units), must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 in courses required for their Film Studies major.
Honors Requirements.
The honors program consists of two quarters of research terminating in an honors thesis.
For details consult the major advisor. Graduation with high or highest honors requires
participation in the honors program. Normally, a student will undertake the honors project during the
first two quarters of the senior year; other arrangements must be authorized by the department chair.
- Write a senior thesis under the direction of a faculty member.
- Enroll in at least six units of research distributed over two quarters.
