Departmental Honors
Information on the departmental honors program in computer science.
Undergraduate students in computer science completing BA or BS degrees who are also Commonwealth Honors College students have the opportunity to satisfy the Advanced Scholarship requirement of their honors degree by completing the Computer Science Departmental Honors (DH) track. The core of the DH track is the honors thesis or project (previously called the Capstone Project), which gives students the chance to work one-on-one with our faculty to complete a year-long, in-depth research project. The DH track is fantastic preparation for both graduate school and jobs in the high-tech industry.
The links below provide more information about admission to the CS DH track, program requirements, and the recommended timeline and steps for completing the track. A list of potential faculty advisors is provided and will be updated each semester. A link to the forms that must be filed with the Honors College to complete each step of the DH track is also provided.
- Advising meeting slides, instructions, and templates
- Admission information and applications
- Program requirements
- CS honors courses
- Recommended timeline and steps
Any questions about the DH track can be sent to the Honors Program Director at askCSHonors [at] cs [dot] umass [dot] edu (askCSHonors[at]cs[dot]umass[dot]edu). The current CS Honors Program Director is Bruno Castro Da Silva.