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Prior to graduation all students are required to complete a full semester of internship or student teaching. This requirement is completed during the semester of expected graduation, after completion of all other required coursework. Credit hours for this requirement are included in the 120-122 credit hour total required for graduation. Students will not be granted permission to participate in the graduation ceremony prior to completing the internship/student teaching experience. 

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPLETE YOUR INTERNSHIP SEMESTER IF...

• You have successfully complete ALL other required courses and are therefore eligible to graduate upon completion of the internship semester.
• You have a cumulative and upper division GPA of at least a 2.0 - no “I” or “N” grades or flags.
• You have no deficit points
• You submit all internship materials by the Department's set deadlines.

Upon submission of the required application for internship (as determined by your Department), your academic advisor will determine whether or not you are eligible to complete your internship during the desired semester.

All students are required to have current American Red Cross First Aid and CPR (or equivalent) certification at the time of registering for student teaching/internship. Students pursuing athletic training must be current in First Aid and CPR prior to registering for AT coursework. 

To graduate with the distinction of cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude, a student must meet the requirements below and be recommended by the college faculty.

The student must have completed at least 45 semester hours of credit in residence at the university. Only the junior-/senior-level GPA exclusive of internship/student teaching will be considered. Credit earned through correspondence or extension courses is not included when computing grade point averages.

1. Cum Laude: 
To graduate cum laude, a student must have earned a 3.40 or higher GPA for all junior-/senior-level course work.

 2. Magna or Summa Cum Laude:
Students in the College of HHP are eligible for magna cum laude or summa cum laude by earning a 3.70 or higher GPA and completing a senior paper or creative work. The student’s supervisory committee makes the recommendation for these distinctions based upon an evaluation of this work. 

Submitting an Honors Thesis
(http://www.honors.ufl.edu/thesis.html )

The Honors Thesis process begins in your college with your departmental advisor. Your department and college will handle most Honors Graduation-related requirements and programs. Most departments have specific advisors who help students with plans for graduation with honors. Honors Thesis/Graduation requirements are done during the final one or two semesters at UF. The final thesis submission is be due to the Honors Office by the last day of classes.

We provide Thesis Abstract/Submission Form here.

Please follow these guidelines when preparing your Honors Thesis:

• You are submitting an undergraduate thesis to request graduation with magna cum laude or summa cum laude; it must reflect the caliber of work.
• The Thesis Submission Form should be secured with your thesis as the first page. This form must be completed with a typewriter or computer. Handwritten forms will not be accepted.
• When you complete your Thesis Submission Form, pay special attention to the Key Words entry, as these will be the words by which your thesis may be found in the index. Think of these words as instrumental in leading a potential reader to your thesis.
• Your thesis should be stapled or secured with a binder clip. We discourage binders and folders, as they will be discarded when the theses are filed on microfiche.
• Please have your advisor review your abstract for organization, content, grammar, and spelling before you submit it.
• Your abstract should begin with a definitive statement of the problem or project treated by your thesis. The purpose, scope, and limit of the thesis should be clearly delineated. Then, as concisely as possible, describe research methods and design, major findings, the significance of your work (if appropriate), and conclusions. The abstract should be 100-200 words.
• Students whose thesis involves "creative" work such as original fine art, music, writing, theatre, film, or dance should describe process and production, indicating the forms of documentation on file as "thesis" materials.
• Type your abstract into the space allotted on the Submission Form.

If you are looking for help writing your thesis the Honors Program recommends, "Conquering Your Undergraduate Thesis" by Nataly Kogan (available on Amazon.com, or at your local bookstore). This book offers helpful and practical advice from fellow students and recent graduates. 

Departmental Process 

APK – Select an APK faculty member in your discipline with whom you would like to work on a research project. Approach the faculty member and discuss the possibility of doing an honors project with him/her and the requirements. The faculty member should be able to help you select two additional faculty to sit on your committee. After the project is completed, you will submit to the APK department chair a copy of the thesis/project, a completed thesis abstract form (see Honors website http://www.honors.ufl.edu/thesis.html ), and a memo from your faculty chair recommending summa or magna cum laude. The chair will forward the documents with a recommendation for summa or magna cum laude to the Dean’s office, who will then submit the information to the Honors office. 

HEB – see Holly Turner (room 6 FLG) for information about completing an honors thesis/project. 

TRSM – see APK information; process is similar – select a faculty member, etc. 

Deadline dates:  The Honors office requires the thesis information be submitted to them by the last day of classes the semester you are graduating. Therefore, the department and college will require submission several days prior to the last day of classes. Each semester an email goes out to students reminding them about the deadline. It is your responsibility to let your advisor know you are doing an honors project so that you will receive the email, and to be aware of the College’s deadline for submission.