Honors Program Advising Meeting

1. Honors Program Advising Meeting Welcome!

2. Policy Reminders Admissions policy Graduating with honors Theology Track Honors in liberal studies

3. Admission • Not after Sophomore year • Must have a 3.5 GPA at CUA • Application for current CUA students, after first semester completed • Interview with the Director

4. Graduating with Honors Maintain 3.5 GPA Complete at least one Honors track, with at least B- in all classes Students on probation (3.2-3.49 GPA) at the time of graduation will not receive Honors

5. Theology Track Honors TRS 201H counts toward the HSTR track. TRS 201 + 3 of the HSTR courses (101, 102, 203, or 204) qualifies for Honors in Theology. We recommend that students take all four HSTR courses

6. Honors in Liberal Studies • Open to students in the professional schools • Engineering, Architecture, Music, Nursing • Work with Dr. Shoemaker to create a personalized track • Combine four courses from at least three tracks • TRS 201H does not count, and only one LC PHIL course may be used • Sample Track • Individual and Community: HSSS 101, HSPH 102, HSTR 203, HSHU 203

7. Courses Offered Fall 2013 • HSPH 101 & 203; PHIL 211 • HSHU 101 & 203 • HSSS 101 & 203 • HSEV 101 & 203 • HSTR 101 & 203 • ECON 103 – “Principles of Economics” • MATH 230 – “Mathematical Topics in the Social Sciences” • SPAN 240 – “Madrid Through the Arts” • w/ Dr. Garcia-Donoso

8. Honors Recurring Events • Afternoon Tea • Alternating Fridays in McDonald with Dr. Rohlf and family • Hitchhiker’s Guide to Culture Mini-Lectures • Every other Friday in McDonald common area • Latin Reading Group • See flyer

9. Sophomore and Junior Advising for Spring 2013 • Begins Monday, 3/11 • Browse through our course offerings before appointment (online or grab a print copy tonight) • If you’re planning to take an Honors class in Spring 2013, you MUST have an Honors appointment • All appointments are now made with SkedgeMe! • The scheduling page will go live on the UHP website on Friday, March 1 • Appointments will be made Monday-Friday, 10am-3:30pm

10. FRESHMEN ADVISING LISA CAMPBELL HONORS UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR CAMPBELLL@CUA.EDU ALL FRESHMEN MUST SCHEDULE AN ADVISING APPOINTMENT WITH LISA BEFORE REGISTERING FOR CLASSES

11. Medieval and Byzantine Studies Jennifer paxton center for medieval and Byzantine Studies

12. What is Medieval and Byzantine Studies? Interdisciplinary program drawing on expertise from faculty across the university Offers Majors and Minors Includes Islamic Studies

13. Why Minor in MBS? • The practical reasons: • If you’re going to graduate school • It will set you apart from the crowd • If you’re not going to graduate school • It will demonstrate depth as well as breadth • It will demonstrate your interdisciplinary and cross-cultural credentials

14. Why Minor in MBS? • The frivolous (but fun!) reasons • You’ll be learning about fascinating people • You’ll have the longest and most impressive-sounding degree of anyone you know • You’ll understand popular culture much better

15. Why Minor in MBS? You’ll get the topical references

16. Requirements for the MBS Minor One required gateway course: MDST 201: Medieval Pathways • Students in the Honors Program can substitute HSHU 102: From Charlemagne to Chaucer for MDST 201 with special permission.

17. More Requirements Three courses in specific distribution groups (one from each group): History and Social Structures Thought and Worship Cultural and Artistic Expressions

18. Last Ones! Two approved electives: • Two additional courses from the three categories above OR • Relevant language courses (Latin, Greek, Arabic, Syriac, Coptic, Old English, Old French, and other medieval vernaculars)

19. How To Minor in MBS • Good news for all! • You can double-count two courses from your major towards the Minor in MBS.   • Many courses used for distribution requirements will also count for the MBS Minor.

20. How to Minor in MBS • Good news for Honors Students! • If you are taking the Christian Tradition track, HSHU 101 and HSHU 102) count for the History and Social Structures requirement • If you are taking the Aristotelian Studium track, HSPH 204 counts for the Thought and Worship requirement. • Courses from the Oxford Program count towards the Minor

21. What To Do Next Check out the list of approved MBS courses on our web site at http://mbs.cua.edu/current.cfm Contact the undergraduate advisor, Dr. Jennifer Paxton, at Paxton@cua.edu

22. Business Degree and MSBA Dr. Brian Engelland School of Business Associate Dean, Professor of Marketing

23. Modern Language Dr. Claudia Bornholdt Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Chair

24. Grants and Fellowships University Honors Program Julie Yarwood Fellowships Coordinator Yarwood@cua.edu

25. What We Offer… Personalized advising for grants and fellowships applications Editing and revision of fellowship applications Fellowship administration: interviews, workshops, and advising General advice on “big” scholarships for Honors Program students

26. Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants • Boren Scholarship • Harry S. Truman Scholarship • George J. Mitchell Scholarship • Marshall Scholarship • Fulbright Grants • Includes both study/ research grants and English Teaching Assistantships (ETAs)

27. Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants • Pre-application Process • Preliminary step designed to help students who are interested in applying for these competitive programs begin to make important decisions about their proposed research/ study plans and academic programs early in the application process and receive valuable feedback from faculty members regarding their potential applications. • Spring pre-applications:Fulbright Grants, Marshall Scholarships, Mitchell Scholarships • Fall pre-applications:Truman and Boren Scholarships

28. Early Americas Film Series Advertisement Tonight at 6pm, in Hannan 106, the Departments of History and Modern Languages and Literatures will be presenting “Bolivar Soy Yo.” Refreshments will be served!