The Information Technology and Informatics (ITI) program offers an honors program to undergraduates who excel in the major. Honors students would conduct original research under the supervision of a faculty advisor and an honors thesis committee. In order to be accepted into the program, the specified eligibility requirements must be met:
Eligibility Requirements
- 3.4 Grade Point Average in the ITI major
- 3.2 overall Grade Point Average
- Completed 45 credits of university-level coursework by the end of the semester in which declaration is made.
- Agreement from a faculty advisor
- Complete and submit an ITI honors declaration
Upon Acceptance to the Program
- Students will enroll and complete with a grade of B or higher the ITI course Application of Research in Information Technology (547:300) usually taken in the fall semester.
- Complete an honors thesis through enrollment and completion with a grade of B or higher in the ITI independent study course Honors Thesis (547:465) under the direction of their faculty advisor and usually taken in the spring semester.
- Pass an oral defense of the thesis during their senior year and present their final project at the SC&I session of the Rutgers Undergraduate Research Week.
Students may also participate in their college honors program under the sponsorship of the department.
Click here to download Communication Honors Program Application
