<p>
</p>
<p>No GPA entitles you to write a thesis. The 3.5 is the minimum requirement set by the College to be eligible, but it is the prerogative of the department to select students. They could select every student interested who meets this requirement, or even none of them.</p>
<p>Actually, the College does not require a graduate course to complete the honors program, though such a course is commonly required (“Requirements vary slightly from department to department. They generally include enrollment in a graduate seminar or graduate course, completion of a research project or paper that is the equivalent of a BA or BS thesis, and additional supervised reading or enrollment in a special honors course”). IDS, for example, does not require a graduate course.</p>