Scholarships and Honors
The History Department offers support and recognition
to outstanding history undergraduates and graduate students
through the Davenport Scholarship,
the K. David Patterson prize, Phi
Alpha Theta, and the History Honors
program.
Davenport Scholarship
The Davenport Scholarship is open to students at all
levels who are majoring in history. Depending on resources,
the scholarship provides a cash award of up to $1000
for outstanding students on a competitive basis.
Students already enrolled at UNC Charlotte must:
1. Have a 3.0 overall average at the time of
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2. Have at least a 3.2 average in history.
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3. Submit the application to the history department
by the application deadline (usually mid-March).
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4. Submit three letters of recommendation,
two of which should be from professors in the
history department. |
Students awarded the Davenport Scholarship must:
1. Maintain an overall average of 3.0
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2. Maintain a history average of 3.25
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3. Remain a history major |
4. Enroll in one history course during each
semester, and at least three history courses each
year except during the freshman year. A freshman
must enroll in at least one history course each
semester. |
5. Enroll in HIST 3795 |
K. David Patterson Memorial Prize
Named in honor of the department’s late colleague,
the department awards a $100 prize annually for one
undergraduate and one graduate research paper written
during the academic year.
Phi Alpha Theta
UNC
Charlotte maintains a chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the
national history honor society. To apply, students need
not be history majors, but they must have completed
12 hours of history with a GPA of 3.1 or better. In
addition, they must have a 3.0 in two thirds of the
remaining courses. There is a one time $50.00 membership
fee for all qualified students.
The History Department provides Phi Alpha Theta students
with a variety of activities, such as speakers, trips,
and luncheons. In addition, a number of national prizes
and awards are available to student members. For more
information, see the department's Phi Alpha Theta advisor,
Dr. Jane Laurent.
History Honors
The Department of History offers an Honors program
as well as individual Honors courses. Both History majors
and non-majors are welcome to participate. Entry into
all honors courses is by permission of the department
only.
The Program. The History Honors Program consists
of three courses: HIST 3795, Davenport Honors Seminar; HIST 3797,Honors Methods
and Practice; and HIST 3799, Honors Thesis.
HIST 3795 and 3797 should be taken in sequence,
ideally in the Fall and Spring of the junior year, but
other options are possible. The thesis hours, HIST 3799, are normally taken in the
senior years, usually in the semester before
graduation, but research will have begun after completion
of HIST 3797. Students considering Honors in History
should note that two of the courses in the Honors sequence
fulfill requirements for the major. Specifically, HIST
3795 will fulfill the requirement for HIST 2100 and
completion of an honors thesis earning a grade of ‘C’
or better will fulfill the requirement for the 4000-level
senior seminar.
Admission. Because HIST 3795 and 3797 are
taught in sequence, students must complete their application
to the History Honors Program well before their expected
graduation. For this reason, qualified students are
urged to discuss the History Honors Program with their
adviser or a member of the Honors Committee early in
their career. In addition to the application form, admission
to the program requires recommendations from two members
of the History faculty and a GPA consistent with the
standards for successful completion of the program.
Students must also formally apply and be approved for
Honors Candidacy by the University Honors Council, a
process which will be initiated as part of the HIST
3795 course.
Certification Requirements. To complete the
History Honors Program a student must complete HIST
3795, HIST 3797, HIST 3799 and write an Honors thesis
of A quality as judged by a committee of readers; they
must also have a GPA of at least 3.2 in the Honors courses.
Students must also complete the History major with a
GPA of at least 3.25 in all history courses and an overall
GPA of at least 3.0.
For more information about Honors in History, please contact Dr. Oscar Lansen, Undergraduate Program Coordinator of the Department of History.
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