Academic Points
Students must earn 8 Academic Points, distributed among the 3 Milestones:
- Milestone I (2025 Cohort): 2-4 Academic Points in the Honors Course Category (earned by taking 2 honors courses)
- Milestone I (2024 Cohort and prior): 2 Academic Points in the Honors Course Category (earned by taking 2 credits of honors courses)
- Milestone II: 2 Academic Points in ANY category
- Milestone III (2025 Cohort): 2-4 Academic Points in ANY category
- Milestone III (2024 Cohort and prior): 4 Academic Points in ANY category
Detailed instructions for documentation / verification of Academic Points are posted in each student's Honors Cohort in Canvas. Academic point categories subject to change. Students can find many opportunities to fulfill requirements each week in their Honors on Wednesday e-news.
Categories worth 1 Academic Point:
- 1 credit Honors course (earned with a "B" or higher)
- Honors Study Abroad (plus 1-2 Enrichment Points)
- Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (limit 2 semesters)
- Declared Minor or UF academic certificate program
- Application for a nationally competitive prestigious fellowship (limited; approval required)
- Publication in a refereed undergraduate journal (e.g. UF Journal of Undergraduate Research)
- Presentation at a state / regional conference or academic case competition
- Satisfactory completion of URSP Year 1 requirements
- Satisfactory completion of International Scholars Program (plus 2 enrichment points)
- Prestigious Honor Society membership (Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, or Beta Gamma Sigma only)
Categories worth 2 Academic Points:
- 2+ credit Honors course, including Honors Course Contract (earned with a "B" or higher)
- Undergraduate research (limit 2 semesters; cannot overlap w/ other categories)
- Graduate course (5000+ level) taken before earning undergraduate degree - including via Combination Degree Programs
- Declared Double or triple major
- Publication in a refereed academic journal
- Presentation at an inter/national conference or academic case competition
Categories worth 3 Academic Points:
- Satisfactory completion of an Honors Thesis in the major
- Completion of the CALS Honors Scholars Certificate
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