Application Process for Tepper Senior Honors Program in Economisc

Applications for 2008-2009 AY are due on Monday, April 27, 2008 by 5 p.m.

A. Determine if you are academically eligible to apply for the Tepper Senior Honors Program.

The following three academic conditions must be met in order for a student to be considered elibible for the Honors Program:

1. Students who have a primary major or dual degree major in Economics;
2. Students who are officially classified as a senior by having completed a minimum of 238 units before  beginning the year long project;
3. Students who have a cumulative QPA of at least a 3.50, and QPA of at least a 3.50 in the required courses for either the B.A. in Economics, B.S. in Economics, or B.S. in Quantitative Economics;

B. Identify a faculty member who is willing to work with you. The only faculty eligible to be advisors are members of the Undergraduate Economics Program or its affiliated faculty.   If you are considering a project that requires a budget (books, copying cost, data sets, experiments, etc), you should create one with your faculty advisor.

C. Meet with the Dr. Goldburg.

D. Apply for a SURG award if you are submitting a budget. If you don't receive an award, you will not be adversely effected.

E. Submit your application along with your SURG application (where applicable).

F. The Undergraduate Economics Program will notify students of their acceptance into the program by the end of May 2009.

N.B. All juniors should enroll in the Senior Project (73-497) during Spring Registration. The Undergraduate Economics Program will enroll students into Tepper Senior Honors Program in Economics.