Undergraduate Program - Honors and Awards

Sociology honors and awards to undergraduate majors:

Honors in the Major
Sociology majors who have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA overall and a 3.5 GPA in courses taken for the major are awarded the distinction 'Honors in the Major' when they graduate.

Alpha Kappa Delta
The Department of Sociology has a chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society. Applications are mailed to those majors who are eligible for induction in the Fall of each year.

Distinguished Scholar Award
This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the major by a senior undergraduate, who has demonstrated commitment to the field of sociology.  The recipient of this award is nominated by professors who are familiar with her/his academic work and then selected by the entire Sociology faculty.

Joan W. Moore Service-Scholar Award
This award honors Professor Emerita Joan W. Moore, whose career has been a model of combining scholarly excellence with exemplary service.  Professor Moore is an internationally-known scholar in areas of Mexican-American social experience, inequality, and gang life.  This award honors senior undergraduates sociology majors who have both distinguished academic records and a history of service in the university or the wider community.  Recipients of this award will be students who have practiced sociology in the world and whose scholarship has been enriched by exceptional service.