Honors

For honors in Asian studies, a student must earn a 3.000 or better cumulative GPA in all courses taken at Skidmore, a 3.500 or better in all courses taken for the Asian studies major, and a grade of A or A-  on an approved senior thesis or capstone project, completed over two semesters in

  and

AS 372

 . Theses or projects submitted for honors are directed by a member of the Asian Studies faculty and evaluated also by a second reader.  With the approval of the Asian Studies director and the thesis/project director, some students may substitute prior research for

AS 371

  in the fall and submit for honors the

AS 372

  paper or project.

See Asian Studies