Cinema & Comparative Literature
Graduating with Honors in CCL
(New Guidelines Effective Fall 2008)
In order to be awarded honors by our department, the student must:
1. Be a member of the University of Iowa Honors Program; have 75 hours of earned credit; and be a declared major in either Cinema or Comparative Literature.
2. Prepare a written proposal during the semester prior to the two-semester Honors Project. This proposal should outline both the nature of the work and why it represents work beyond that offered in normal course offerings. The student then obtains an endorsement for this project from the faculty member who will serve as the advisor for the thesis project. A copy of this proposal, signed by the department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies, will remain on file in the main office for tracking purposes.
At this point the student must register with the thesis advisor for two consecutive semesters of 048:098 Honors Tutorial at 3 credits per semester.
At the beginning of the second semester, the student and the thesis advisor solicit one other faculty member to join the project as a second member of the thesis committee.
At this time, the thesis advisor will remind all concerned about the deadline for the submission of the project for evaluation and response, which can be no later than the thirteenth week of this second semester of thesis work. If the committee reports a successful outcome to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, the student is awarded honors by the department.
Note: some areas for thesis projects may require additional prerequisite work. In Film and Video production, for example, the student must have reached the advanced level, equivalent to the course Production Workshop, before becoming eligible for Honors work.
Useful Links to the University of Iowa Honors Program:
Forms for Honors Students/Faculty
Membership Requirements for the University Honors Program
