Distinction in Major (DIM)

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Last updated: Nov 22, 2024
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Departmental Senior Honors Program

 

Effective Fall 2024, tracking of who is pursuing DIM, and notification to the Office of the Registrar of who has completed the program, will be done through the AAA exception workflow.

See Petition Types | Advisor Approval for more information on this exception type.

 

2 step process:

BOTH steps MUST be completed.

  • Step 1: as soon as the department knows that a student is pursuing departmental senior honors program:

    • Enter the AAA Advisor Approval exception for the area: “student is pursuing departmental senior honors program”

    • How to enter a petition for full instructions

  • Step 2: as soon as the student completes the departmental senior honors program:

    • Enter the AAA Advisor Approval exception for the area: “student has completed Distinction in Major”

    • How to enter a petition for full instructions

 

Reporting:

Email sara.cook@sa.ucsb.edu for a report of exceptions entered for your department.