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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Participation in the
Honors College is voluntary, but students must apply for admission. To
be admitted to the college, high school students must have achieved both
a minimum ACT composite score of 23 or SAT composite score of 1060 and
a 3.0 grade point average. Other factors affecting admission to the college
are writing skills, participation and achievement in co- and extracurricular
activities, graduation rank, and letters of recommendation.
Membership
in the college is based on two classifications: General Scholars
and University Scholars. All students must meet the minimum entrance
requirements and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA within two sequential
semesters to remain in the college. Students admitted with a
3.5 GPA and a 27 ACT score or its SAT equivalent are designated
as University Scholars and are automatically considered for the
full Honors College Scholarship. University Scholars receiving
full scholarships are required to maintain a minimum 3.3 GPA.
CURRICULUM 
The Honors
College curriculum is designed for students to meet the requirement
for the honors degree without adding additional courses to their
curriculum or area of study. Courses are selected from the student’s
major and honors-designated classes.
The honors
curriculum consists of honors colloquia, independent study, and
honors-designated courses in the general curriculum and the student’s
major area of study. Freshmen entering the Honors College will
pursue honors-designated courses from the general curriculum,
exclusive of Freshman Seminar.
Honors Colloquia
serve as the orienting courses in the college and focus on innovative
pedagogy and interdisciplinary approaches to current issues.
Honors contract courses and courses from the general curriculum
and the student’s major are pursued in order to complete
the requirements for the honors degree.
| Honors-Designated Course Areas |
| Colloquia |
History |
| Biology |
Humanities |
| Chemistry |
Mathematics |
| Engineering |
Philosophy |
| English |
Political Science |
| Foreign Languages |
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Honors Credit By Contract
Honors Credit
by Contract (H-Option) permits students to pursue honors work
in all curricula. H-Option provides the resources by which students
are able to complete the requirements for the honors degree.
It allows students academic freedom in building their own honors
curriculum, a flexibility that often results in programs and
experiences not characteristic of the traditional program.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
HONORS DEGREE
The designation
"Honors College graduate" will be indicated on the
transcript and diploma of students who have achieved a minimum
3.0 GPA in all course work, a minimum 3.3 GPA in all honors courses,
and a minimum of 32 honors hours, including six hours of Honors
Colloquia or Independent Study, two hours of Honors Thesis, and
nine hours in the student’s major area.
Students completing
the requirements for the honors degree will receive the official
Honors College Medallion and Ceremonial Ribbon at commencement.
Respective Latin honors also will be indicated for students who
graduate with cumulative grade point averages of 3.4 and above.
HONORS CORE CURRICULUM
| FRMN
112.
Freshman Honors Colloquium (Credit, 1 Hour). This course focuses
on contemporary issues and ideas. A wide variety of materials
such as essays, reviews, editorials, and books of topical interest
are used as primary reading material. Students analyze and integrate
the significance of selected events and interpret information
in light of history and circumstances. The basic cognitive skills
of vocabulary and critical reading, thinking, and writing are
integral parts of all class activities. Guest lecturers and other
resources also are used to enhance course content. |
| FRMN
113.
Freshman Honors Colloquium (Credit, 1 Hour). Critical thinking,
writing, and self expression are emphasized. Through a continued
focus on contemporary issues and events, research skills, class
presentations and other appropriate pedagogues, students will
be encouraged to improve self expression. Expressions involving
opposing points of view, basic logic and argumentative writing
are used. |
| FRMN
212 - 213.
Sophomore Honors Colloquium (Credit, 1 Hour each). These courses
focus on Literature, particularly selected works that are important,
but not necessarily covered in the general education curriculum.
The selected material will include current and classical literature
including African-American literary work. The second phase of
the course emphasizes a more comprehensive approach whereby students
are required to complete a detailed analysis of topics and works
presented. Topics will be determined by current trends pertinent
to given disciplines. Continued emphasis will be placed on the
development of critical thinking, reading and writing skills. |
| FRMN
312 - 313.
Junior Honors Colloquium (Credit, 1 Hour each). This course is
designed to enhance preparation for the honors thesis. Basic
skills will be developed and a review or introduction to elementary
statistics is addressed. A critical examination of basic mathematical
concepts used in reporting data is of primary concern. |
| FRMN
314.
Honors Independent Study (Credit, 1 Hour). Independent Study
provides the student with an opportunity to work closely with
a faculty member on a scholarly project. It is a supplementary
learning experience that encourages intellectual independence.
While this course is designed to allow students to pursue research
or make preparations that lead to the writing of the Honors thesis,
students may also use this course to pursue other areas of interest. |
| FRMN
412 - 413.
Senior Honors Colloquium (Credit, 1 Hour each) These courses
require that students complete and defend a formal thesis or
research project that must be carefully planned for in advance
by both the honors students and their advisors. The purpose of
the thesis or research project is for students to show their
command of the research techniques, conceptual frameworks, and
intellectual skills that are appropriate to the field in which
they choose to work. The level of work expected is the same level
expected in graduate study with respect to technique, accuracy
and logical presentation. The one significant difference is that
the scope of the problem is a smaller, more compact one that
can be handled in two semesters, along with the normal undergraduate
course load. |
| FREN
214 - 215 (H).
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (HONORS) (Credit, 3 Hours each). Intermediate
French for: 1) students in the Honors College who have had at
least 2 years of French in high school. 2) for majors and minors
in French who have taken French 100, 101, and 104 or equivalent.
All French major and minors may substitute French 214-215 for
French 200 and 201 with permission from their departmental advisor.
General review of French grammatical structures with emphasis
on further vocabulary acquisition through short cultural and
literary readings. Further oral and writing proficiency enhancements
are achieved through in-class discussions and compositions. All
students are required to attend the language laboratories - audio,
computer, and video - at least once a week. |
| SPAN
214 - 215 (H).
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (HONORS) (Credit, 3 Hours each). Intermediate
Spanish for: 1) students in the Honors College who have had at
least 2 years of Spanish in high school. 2) majors and minors
in Spanish who have taken Spanish 100, 101, and 104 or equivalent.
All Spanish major and minors may substitute Spanish 214-215 for
Spanish 200 or 201 with permission from their departmental advisor.
General review of Spanish grammatical structures with emphasis
on further vocabulary acquisition through short cultural and
literary readings. Further oral and writing proficiency enhancements
are achieved through in-class discussions and compositions. All
students are required to attend the language laboratories - audio,
computer, and video - at least once a week. |
| HUMN
244.
HUMANITIES: STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, A CULTURAL APPROACH
(Credit, 3 Hours). An interdisciplinary course designed to introduce
students to literature, foreign languages, music and geography.
Selected Italian, Spanish, African, French, English, and American
writers from the Renaissance, Neoclassical, Romantic, and Modern
Periods will be studied. |
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