Journalism Honors Program

The University Honors Program gives students with outstanding academic records the opportunity to pursue honors credit in their fields or areas of individual interest under the guidance of a faculty member.

To graduate with honors in journalism and mass communication, a student must have a g.p.a. of at least 3.50 in the major and must be a member of the University Honors Program, which requires that students maintain a cumulative University of Iowa g.p.a. of at least 3.33 (contact the University Honors Program for more information). Honors students also must complete 019:191 Honors Project (3 s.h.) under the supervision of a faculty member. Course work may take the form of a thesis or a professional project, typically completed during the last semester of the senior year. Students are encouraged but not required to take 019:190 Honors Readings (1-3 s.h.) as preparation.

All majors with an overall g.p.a. of at least 3.33 are encouraged to take any journalism and mass communication course for honors credit and to make use of other honors opportunities in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. See the school's web site or contact its honors adviser for more information.

National Honors Society

The School's chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha, the national society honoring scholarship in journalism and mass communication, was founded in 1936 and is named for former director Leslie G. Moeller. Students are considered for membership if their grade-point average places them in the top 10 percent of their class and they have completed at least five semesters of University work, including a minimum of 9 s.h. in journalism and mass communications skills courses.Contact the School's KTA adviser, Gigi Durham <gigi-durham@uiowa.edu> for more information, or visit the KTA national Web site at www.missouri.edu/~ktahq.