Deb Richner
510 Paterno Library
University Park, PA 16802-1812
814-863-5446
The Penn State Chapter (Lambda of Pennsylvania) of Phi Beta Kappa awards a thesis prize of $1000 to a meritorious research project completed in an eligible field by a Schreyer Scholar for his or her honors thesis. Award recipients must be majoring and/or have the thesis completed in a discipline included within Phi Beta Kappa. Virtually all majors in the College of Liberal Arts and in the Eberly College of Science fall into this category, and there are numerous others in a number of other Penn State colleges. A list of approved majors is available at the chapter website. Besides the quality of the thesis itself, the potential for the student to continue making significant contributions to one or more liberal studies fields will also be considered.
Application for this award consists of electronic submission to cl-studies@psu.edu AND two hard copies of the following items: 1) the completed thesis; 2) a letter of support from the thesis adviser; and 3) a 1-2 page statement by the student on the role the thesis has played in his or her overall intellectual development, and on future plans, especially as those intersect with liberal studies. Hard copies should be submitted to Rosanna Mersinger in C-5 Atherton Hall no later than Friday, April 12, 2013. Late submissions will not be considered.
Please contact Awards Chair Prof. Marylee Taylor at mct@psu.edu if you have any questions.
revised January 3, 2011
| Code | Major |
|---|---|
| ARCBS | Architecture (B.S.) |
| BARCH | Architecture (BARCH) |
| ARBFA | Art (B.F.A.) |
| ARTBA | Art (B.A.) |
| ART H | Art History |
| GD | Graphic Design |
| IDS | Interdisciplinary Digital Studio |
| INART | Integrative Arts |
| LARCH | Landscape Architecture |
| LARIP | Landscape Architecture (phasing out) |
MUSBA |
Music (B.A.) |
MUSBM |
Music (B.M.) |
MUBMA |
Musical Arts |
THRBA |
Theatre (B.A.) |
THRFA |
Theatre (B.F.A.) |
THRMT |
Musical Theatre |
| Code | Major |
|---|---|
FILM |
Film-Video |
JOURN |
Journalism |
| Code | Major |
|---|---|
EARTH |
Earth Sciences |
GEOBI |
Geobiology |
GEOBA |
Geography (B.A.) |
GEOBS |
Geography (B.S.) |
GSCBA |
Geosciences (B.A.) |
GSCBS |
Geosciences (B.S.) |
METEO |
Meteorology |
| Code | Major |
|---|---|
AASBA |
African and African American Studies (B.A) |
AASBS |
African and African American Studies (B.S) |
ANTH |
Anthropology |
ARSCI |
Archaeological Science |
ASIA |
Asian Studies |
BANTH |
Biological Anthropology |
CAMS |
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies |
CAS |
Communication Arts and Sciences |
CHNS |
Chinese |
CLJBA |
Crime, Law and Justice (B.A.) |
CLJBS |
Crime, Law and Justice (B.S.) |
CMLIT |
Comparative Literature |
EA ST |
East Asian Studies (phasing out) |
ECLBA |
Economics (B.A.) |
ECLBS |
Economics (B.S.) |
ENGL |
English |
FR BA |
French and Francophone Studies (B.A.) |
FR BS |
French and Francophone Studies (B.S.) |
GERBA |
German (B.A.) |
GERBS |
German (B.S.) |
HIST |
History |
INTPL |
International Politics |
IT BA |
Italian (B.A.) |
IT BS |
Italian (B.S.) |
JAPNS |
Japanese |
J ST |
Jewish Studies |
LERBA |
Labor Studies and Employment Relations (B.A.)-formerly LIRBA |
LERBS |
Labor Studies and Employment Relations (B.S.)-formerly LIRBS |
LIRBS |
Labor and Industrial Relations (B.S.) (phasing out) |
LATAM |
Latin-American Studies |
LAS |
Letters, Arts, and Sciences |
MEDVL |
Medieval Studies |
PHIL |
Philosophy |
PL SC |
Political Science |
PSYBA |
Psychology (B.A.) |
PSYBS |
Psychology (B.S.) |
RL ST |
Religious Studies |
RUS |
Russian |
RUS T |
Russian Translation |
SOCBA |
Sociology (B.A.) |
SOCBS |
Sociology (B.S.) |
SPNBA |
Spanish (B.A.) |
SPNBS |
Spanish (B.S.) |
WS BA |
Women’s Studies (B.A.) |
WS BS |
Women’s Studies (B.S.) |
| Code | Major |
|---|---|
ASTRO |
Astronomy and Astrophysics |
B M B |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
BIOL |
Biology |
BIOTC |
Biotechnology |
CHEM |
Chemistry |
FRNSC |
Forensic Science |
MTHBA |
Mathematics (B.A.) |
MTHBS |
Mathematics (B.S.) |
MICRB |
Microbiology |
P M |
Premedicine |
PHYS |
Physics |
SC BA |
Science (B.A.) (phasing out) |
SC BS |
Science (B.S.) |
SCBUS |
Science (B.S.) |
STAT |
Statistics |
