DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY

CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATING WITH HONORS IN CLASSICS IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS CHAPTER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 1998-2000, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Richard W. Lariviere, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, filed with the Secretary of the Faculty Council the proposal below for changes in requirements for graduating with honors in classics in the College of Liberal Arts chapter of The Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-2000. The faculty and the dean of the College of Liberal Arts approved the changes on November 3, 1999. The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications on February 17, 2000. The secretary has classified this proposal as legislation of exclusive application and primary interest to a single college or school.

If no objection is filed with the Office of the General Faculty by the date specified below, the legislation will be held to have been approved by the Faculty Council. If objection is filed within the prescribed period, the legislation will be presented to the Faculty Council at its next meeting. The objection, with reasons, must be signed by a member of the Faculty Council.

To be counted, a protest must be received in the Office of the General Faculty by April 4, 2000.



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John R. Durbin, Secretary
The Faculty Council





This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/) on March 24, 2000. Paper copies are available on request from the Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.

CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATING WITH HONORS IN CLASSICS IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS CHAPTER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 1998-2000, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Classics Honors Program

Majors who are candidates for special honors in Greek, special honors in Latin, or special honors in classics should apply to the honors adviser for admission to the honors program at least one full academic year before their expected graduation. A University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in Greek (for Greek majors), Latin (for Latin majors), or Greek, Latin, and classical civilization combined (for classics majors) of at least 3.50 are required for admission. The requirements for graduation with special honors, which are in addition to the requirements of the major, are (1) Greek 679H, Latin 679H, or Classical Civilization 679H, Honors Tutorial Course, with a grade of A in each half; (2) [satisfactory performance on a comprehensive honors examination; (3)] a University grade point average of at least 3.00 and a grade point average in Greek (for Greek majors), Latin (for Latin majors), or Greek, Latin, and classical civilization combined (for classics majors) of at least 3.50 in the thirty-three hours of coursework required for the major; and (3) [(4)] completion at the University of at least sixty semester hours of coursework counted toward the degree.

Rationale:
To stipulate the letter grade required in order to graduate with honors in the Department of Classics and to remove the requirement of completion of a comprehensive honors examination, a requirement that has not been enforced in recent history.