Undergraduate Honors, Awards, and Scholarships
The
Lucia Maria Houpt prize is awarded each year at graduation to a student
of the senior class judged as having shown the greatest excellence and proficiency
in the work of the sociology department during the academic year.”
The Nathaniel Cantor Scholarship Fund is an annual scholarship for sociology and anthropology undergraduate students who plan to enter the fields of social work or vocational rehabilitation.
The Rachel and Jacob Bernstein Scholarship for Study Abroad is awarded annually to undergraduate Sociology majors who require financial assistance to fund their participation in a study abroad program. Awards are granted to reduce or fully cover the international airfare expenses for the study abroad program. Two sociology undergraduate students have been awarded the 2007/2008 Rachel and Jacob Bernstein Scholarship for Study Abroad. Catyra Polland will study at Rio Piedras in Puerto Rico and Patrick Shaver will be going to Dublin, Ireland in fall, 2007. This scholarship is made possible through the generous endowment gift from Mr. Richard Seltzer, UB alumnus.
The Honors Program in the Department of Sociology requires a minimum GPA of 3.25 in sociology and overall. Students must have junior or senior standing and be a major in sociology. Students choosing to participate in the honors program are required to complete 6 credit hours of honors credit in the department normally spanning two semesters. Three of these credit hours are taken through SOC497 Honors Program and 3 credit hours through SOC499 Independent Study. The honors program provides students with a unique opportunity to pursue an individual research project under close faculty supervision. The program is particularly valuable for students who plan to pursue advanced training in sociology or related disciplines. Honors graduates will be designated as graduating with Honors (minimum of 3.25), High Honors (minimum 3.5), or Highest Honors (minimum 3.75). Click here to the Honors Program Registration Form.