Small classes and close interaction with faculty and other students makes the GVPT Honors Program attractive to our very best students. Students will take a series of honors seminars and independent research courses that are both challenging and rewarding. Students will also have the opportunity to write a senior thesis, which will be notated on their transcript.

Interested students should apply for admission to the program to the Honors Director. For more information, visit the GVPT Honors Program website.

Pi Sigma Alpha

Students who are eligible for admittance to this National Political Science Honor Society will be notified once they meet the following requirements:

1. Completion of at least 12 hours of GVPT courses at UMCP and full-time enrollment in the present semester.
2. An overall GPA of 3.4 at UMCP, with at least 60 hours completed.
3. A GPA of 3.5 in GVPT courses with at least three credits of upper level GVPT course work.

Phi Beta Kappa

Election to the oldest and most widely respected academic honorary society in the country is based entirely on outstanding scholastic achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. Interested students should visit http://www.ugst.umd.edu/pbk.html.

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