This program offers the exceptional students an opportunity to explore areas of special interest with exposure to various forms of research or independent study. Students of high academic level, after their first one or two years of studies, are invited to participate in the honors program. Special lectures, discussion groups and seminars in the freshman and sophomore years introduce the possibilities for future development in the honors program.
Additional advising is available and recommended because the degree programs can be altered to fit the students needs more specifically. Honors sections and graduate level classes are open to these students. In an area of special interest the College of Textiles honor student will conduct a literature review and conduct an honors research project. The honors project ranges from a scholarly review of a special topic to a discussion of an experimental research problem.

Admissions Requirements
A 3.00 overall minimum GPA and a minimum major GPA of 3.25 with at least 9 credit hours in the major is required to enter the program.

Course Work
A minimum of 9 credit hours of honors work is required. The courses to be taken are specified as follows:

T 491H Textile Honors Seminar (2 semesters, 1 credit each)
T 491H Literature Review (in preparation for a project, 1 credit)
T 490H Textile Honors Project (3 credits)
One 400 level honors or 500 level course (3 credits)

The seminars and the literature review are additional course work and cannot substitute for other courses in the student's degree program. The honors project and/or the advanced course can be taken as additional electives or as substitutes for courses required in the student's degree program if approved.

Completion
A student will be deemed to have completed the College of Textiles Honors Program upon successfully completing the required course work, achieving an overall GPA of at least 3.25, and achieving a major GPA of at least 3.25.