Each department has the option to alter the requirements for Honors in the Major, as long as the stated minimums remain in effect.

Below, you will find the things you need to know about how Honors in the Major works in your department.

• Students are encouraged to make plans for Honors in the Major after admission into the nursing major. Students should meet with Professor Dianne Speake to discuss the honors program while enrolled in NUR 3167 The Research Process for Professional Practice.
• In order to be eligible to undertake an Honors Thesis project, FSU nursing students must have a 3.7 minimum cumulative GPA.
• Honors in the Major in Nursing involves a special research project developed with the assistance of a three-person committee consisting of a Faculty Directing Professor and two additional nursing faculty.
• Students must take six hours of Honors Thesis credit, typically over two semesters, to graduate With Honors. Three of these hours can count toward major elective requirements.
• The course you register for honors thesis credit, is NUR 4975r, Honors Thesis (1-6).
• The project will entail original, empirical nursing research taking the form of a descriptive or experimental research design. A literature review should contain a critical discussion of the status of current research on a topic approved by a Faculty Directing Professor. The student will formulate a research question and a method to address the question. The student will carry out the study and compile the results. The final section will discuss the results and relate them to the existing literature. The paper for the project will consist of 30-50 pages and will conform to the standards of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
• The student will receive a letter grade on the project for each semester in which he or she is enrolled. Grading of uncompleted work is based on student's progress (e.g., reviewing relevant literature, writing parts of thesis, and/or collecting, summarizing, or analyzing data).
• There are no requirements beyond successful completion of the Honors Thesis for graduation With Honors in Nursing.