Requirements for Graduating with Honors in Asian Studies

All of the following are necessary in order for a student to be considered as satisfying the requirements for graduating with Honors in Asian Studies:

1. Complete all Asian Studies Major requirements
2. Complete all University Requirements
3. Maintain an overall GPA of 3.70 or higher
4. Complete the required Asian Studies Honors Thesis, inclusive of submitting the following in accordance with the Honors Thesis Timeline:
   • Honors Thesis Agreement Form
   • Honors Thesis Approval Form

Asian Studies Honors Thesis Requirements

The thesis must address an international or cross-cultural topic relevant to Asian Studies, and it must make meaningful use of at least two Asian language sources.

Honors theses should be written in thesis style, such as described in A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate Turabian. Citation style for the thesis may be the student’s choice, but must remain consistent.

Faculty Advisors (readers of the thesis) should check to see that the following requirements are met:

• Title page
• Approval page (signed by faculty advisor and Director of Asian Studies Program)
• One page abstract
• Table of Contents
• Must be a topic related to Asian Studies
• Foreign language references (at least two specifically cited in the paper)
• Length, 30-50 pages
• Footnotes, endnotes or embedded citations, e.g. (Thurber 1978:3). Style used is consistent.
• Bibliography
• Spiral bound, with clear front cover and black back cover