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Students with an overall GPA of 3.25 and a major GPA of 3.50 may submit an honors research proposal at the end of the fall semester of the senior year. If the proposal is supported by two faculty advisors, the student will enroll in a 2-unit Independent Study in the spring to expand the fall semester senior comprehensive paper into a 40 page paper that will be evaluated to determine whether the student has achieved Honors.