The Honors College Research Major (HCRM) is unique; it is designed primarily for Honors College students preparing for graduate or professional school, although it is available to other Honors students as well.

The HCRM is designed to be a second major. That is, the requirements for the HCRM are in addition to those required by the University for a major program of study.

HCRM students complete IDH 2010, 3100, 3350, 3600, 3400 and 4200, English I and II, two semesters of mathematics and two semesters of a foreign language in order to meet USF General Education requirements. AP, IB, CLEP, dual enrollment and other acceptable forms of credit may be used to satisfy the English, math and foreign language requirements.

The HCRM consists of 30 credit hours and includes courses to satisfy the USF Exit Requirements (IDH 4000 and six credits of IDH 5975).  The 30 hours consists of two cognates, each containing a minimum of 12 credit hours.  Each cognate requires a research project of at least nine credit hours; the remaining hours could be appropriate coursework, independent study or an increased number of research hours.  One cognate should be directly related to your primary major; the second cognate must be outside the department of the major.

You will have a separate research committee for each cognate, consisting of a mentor and two faculty “readers”. The Honors College Dean will approve the mentor, and the mentor will approve the “readers”. The committee and student design the cognate courses of study together and submit a written plan for Honors College approval.

The committee will ensure that the student has an appropriate background in scientific method/experimental design/research tools. Research project format should be discipline appropriate and clearly represent the number of credits earned.

Formal prospectus/proposal and final presentations will be required of each student in both cognates.

No grade below “B” will be accepted towards the HCRM.

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