#  Additional Requirements for Honors Eligibility 

 



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These are the requirements for NELC concentrators for an honors-level degree, regardless of which specific track you choose for concentration:

- [The Middle East in Antiquity](/middle-east-antiquity)
- [Histories and Cultures of Muslim Societies (Islamic Studies)](/histories-and-cultures-muslim-societies-islamic-studies)
- [Jewish Studies](/jewish-studies)
- [Modern Middle Eastern Studies](/modern-middle-eastern-studies)

***Fourteen half courses are required for the Honors degree.***

**Required courses:** Same as [Basic Requirements](/basic-requirements-12-half-courses).  
  
 *Tutorials:* Same as [Basic Requirements](/basic-requirements-12-half-courses) above, except that, in the senior year, a full year (= 2 half-courses) of Near Eastern Civilizations 99, focused on the writing of the senior thesis, is required.  
  
 *Thesis:* Required. For guidelines on writing the thesis, please consult the [Guide to the Senior Honors Thesis.](/file_url/536)  
  
 *General Examination:* Required. This will be based on the student’s concentration courses and his or her thesis, and will be arranged under the supervision of the student’s mentor/advisor and the director of undergraduate studies.