Center for Professional Development
Graduate Honors Program
Graduate Honors Program
The Center for Professional Development Graduate Honors Program recognizes truly outstanding graduate students in the Information Technology & Management and Industrial Technology & Operations degree programs through enhanced opportunity for academic and professional development. Students accepted into the CPD Graduate Honors Program complete a major honors project as part of their graduate coursework, giving them the opportunity to do directed research in their field under the close mentorship of a faculty member. Graduate Honors Program students receive enhanced consideration for financial aid and assistanceships, and are recognized for completion of the Graduate Honors Program upon graduation.
All students applying for admission to graduate degree programs in the Center for Professional Development will be considered for an invitation to enter the Graduate Honors Program directly based on their undergraduate academic performance and GRE scores when applicable, but are under no obligation to accept the invitation. Students already in a degree program may apply for the Graduate Honors Program upon completion of 18 hours of graduate coursework; applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 or better and obtain agreement of a faculty member to serve as their sponsor. Graduate Honors Program students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 or better during their graduate studies.
Upon completion of the required 30 hours of graduate degree coursework, Graduate Honors Program students complete an additional 6 hours of honors studies and produce a major project, thesis or whitepaper reflecting research and mastery of a particular aspect of their chosen professional focus. They will have the opportunity to share their project in student colloquiums, at conferences and professional society conventions, and will have their work published in the CPD Honors Portfolio.
Graduates of the Illinois Institute of Technology Center for Professional Development Graduate Honors Program will be readily recognizable by academia and prospective employers as “the best of the best” in their field, enhancing opportunities for employment and advanced studies.
For more information about the IIT Center for Professional Development Graduate Honors Program contact the Program Administrator, Barbara Kozi, at 630.682.6040 or kozi@iit.edu.
All students applying for admission to graduate degree programs in the Center for Professional Development will be considered for an invitation to enter the Graduate Honors Program directly based on their undergraduate academic performance and GRE scores when applicable, but are under no obligation to accept the invitation. Students already in a degree program may apply for the Graduate Honors Program upon completion of 18 hours of graduate coursework; applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 or better and obtain agreement of a faculty member to serve as their sponsor. Graduate Honors Program students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 or better during their graduate studies.
Upon completion of the required 30 hours of graduate degree coursework, Graduate Honors Program students complete an additional 6 hours of honors studies and produce a major project, thesis or whitepaper reflecting research and mastery of a particular aspect of their chosen professional focus. They will have the opportunity to share their project in student colloquiums, at conferences and professional society conventions, and will have their work published in the CPD Honors Portfolio.
Graduates of the Illinois Institute of Technology Center for Professional Development Graduate Honors Program will be readily recognizable by academia and prospective employers as “the best of the best” in their field, enhancing opportunities for employment and advanced studies.
For more information about the IIT Center for Professional Development Graduate Honors Program contact the Program Administrator, Barbara Kozi, at 630.682.6040 or kozi@iit.edu.
