Department honors program
The CS department honors program consists of an honors track and
honors graduation requirements.
Honors Track
The computer science department offers a special honors track to
qualified students. Admission to the honors track is by application
(see below). Students should normally apply not later than by the end
of the first semester of their junior year. Students in the honors
track will have their progress reviewed by the honors committee, and
are expected to earn B's or better in their advanced CS courses (300
level and above). Students who successfully complete the honors track
with a GPA in their CS courses of at least 3.5 will qualify for
graduation with honors in computer science.
Each student in the honors option will be assigned a faculty
advisor. Together with the advisor, he or she will formulate a
proposed course plan to meet honors graduation requirements, subject
to the approval of the CS honors committee.
Online Application Form
(password: honors)
For additional information, send e-mail to
honors-chair@cs (add
.rutgers.edu when sending email from outside Rutgers).
Honors Graduation Requirements
The honors graduation requirements are:
- The 1-credit introductory seminar (01:198:195,196). This can be
done at any time but ideally will be done as early as possible in a
student's career.
- Two units of honors credit. This is either honors sections at the
300 or 400 level in computer science, a computer science capstone
project, or another program approved by the honors committee and a
sponsoring faculty member. Alternatives include graduate courses in CS
or advanced honors-level courses in a related discipline such as
mathematics.
- A GPA in CS courses of at least 3.5.
