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Jan. 25th, 2013 12:20 pmI am curious as to how US universities handle honours programs for undergraduates.
I went to a Canadian university and you can’t declare a major right away, or join honours classes right away. At the end of your second year, you either declare a major for third year, or apply to join that major (it depends whether there are limited numbers or not). At that time you also apply for the honours program. You take honours classes throughout your third and fourth year, and assuming you pass, you get to style yourself B.A. (Hons) or B.Sc. (Hons) or whatever.
I read an article in a US magazine which suggests you can join an honours program as a first year student at universities there. Is that true?
On a totally unrelated note, I saw someone reading an Agatha Christie paperback in Portugese. I had no idea her books had been translated into Portugese.
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ancarett points out that not every Canadian university handles honours programs in the same way. And apparently Agatha Christie is one of the most widely translated authors in the world, so it's hardly surprising she's in Portugese.
I went to a Canadian university and you can’t declare a major right away, or join honours classes right away. At the end of your second year, you either declare a major for third year, or apply to join that major (it depends whether there are limited numbers or not). At that time you also apply for the honours program. You take honours classes throughout your third and fourth year, and assuming you pass, you get to style yourself B.A. (Hons) or B.Sc. (Hons) or whatever.
I read an article in a US magazine which suggests you can join an honours program as a first year student at universities there. Is that true?
On a totally unrelated note, I saw someone reading an Agatha Christie paperback in Portugese. I had no idea her books had been translated into Portugese.
Edited to add:
ancarett points out that not every Canadian university handles honours programs in the same way. And apparently Agatha Christie is one of the most widely translated authors in the world, so it's hardly surprising she's in Portugese.
