Admission Requirements

Current UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Students

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Students in the BS in Public Health (BSPH) and BS in Health Systems Management (HSMT) programs are eligible to participate in the Honors Program during their upper division years of study. Consideration for admission to the Honors Program may be initiated by the student or by any faculty member in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health or Health Management and Policy.

Application criteria are as follows:

• Completion of 60 hours of coursework
• Health Systems Management majors must have completed at least 9 hours of coursework in the major
• Recommended overall GPA of 3.3 for all coursework completed at UNC Charlotte
• Submission of Public Health and Health Systems Management Honors application

The Disciplinary Honors Program Committee reviews the materials of all eligible student applicants and recommends to the Honors Program Director those individuals who should be admitted into the program.

Course Requirements

Successful Honors Program candidates will complete at least 9 credit hours of Honors coursework (which count toward the 120 credit hours required for graduation).  Specific requirements are:

1. HLTH 3790  in which the student does a literature review and develops a capstone project proposal
2. HLTH 3791  in which the student completes the project. The student must do an oral defense of the project in front of a committee that includes the topic advisor and two other faculty members.
3. Complete at least one additional Honors course (3 credit hours) and earn a grade of B or above for the course. The course may be HLTH Honors course or any other Honors course that is open to departmental honors students.
   • HLTH 3790  Honors Proposal Seminar
   • HLTH 3791  Honors Capstone Seminar

Progression Requirements

To be awarded honors in Public Health and Health Systems Management, a student must:

• Complete the Honors Capstone Project (HLTH 3791 ) with a grade of A,* including certification by the student’s honors committee that the project is of honors quality and deserves that grade.  
• Earn a minimum GPA of 3.25 in major courses
• Earn a minimum overall GPA of 3.25 at UNC Charlotte
• Complete the Application to Candidacy process for graduating with honors, as directed by the Honors College

Students may be removed without penalty from the Honors Program at any time upon their own request or upon recommendation of the Honors Program Director.

*In accordance with the policies of the Honors College, A is the required grade for the Honors Capstone Course.

Following successful completion of these requirements, the honors notation will appear on the student’s official transcript.