The University Honors Program

1. The University Honors Program

2. Benefits • Smaller classes • Interdisciplinary discussion-based seminars • Priority registration • Community of scholars • Scholarship • Leadership and research opportunities • Recognition on diploma and transcript

3. Flexible curriculum • Two ways to satisfy honors requirements: • AUCC core path: students take Honors seminars which satisfy most AUCC core categories • Departmental path: : students complete the AUCC but focus honors requirements on their major

4. University Honors Scholar • (23 credits) • HONR 192, Honors First Year Seminar (4 credits) • HONR 193, Honors Seminar (3 credits) • HONR 392, Honors Seminar (3 credits) • HONR 492, Honors Senior Seminar (3 credits) • Honors course in the major (200 or 300 level) (3 credits) • Honors course in the major (300 or 400 level) (3 credits) • HONR 399, Honors Pre-Thesis (1 credit) • HONR 499, Senior Honors Thesis (3 credits) Typical freshman curriculum Fulfills • Major Requirements • (9 credits) • 200 or 300 level course in the major • 300 or 400 level course in the major • HONR 399 and HONR 499 • All-University Core Curriculum • Category Requirements • (18 credits) • Intermediate Writing (1A) • Arts/Humanities (3 cr) (3B) • Social/Behavioral Sciences (3C) • Historical Perspectives (3D) • Global and Cultural Awareness (3E) Electives (1 credit)

5. Honors seminars • Small classes • 15-20 students • Lots of choices • 22 freshman sections in FA14 • Discussion-based • Interdisciplinary • Emphasize critical thinking, analysis, communication skills

6. Freshman Seminars FA13 • Wild thinking: Creativity in Art, Science and Business • Nature in the West • Sexuality Across the Lifespan • Who Am I? The Nature and Function of Self • 1960s in America: Moving Forward or Falling Apart? • Lannea’s Puzzle • Darwin, Marx, Mill, Freud, and Nietzsche: Are Their Ideas Still Relevant Today? • Peacemaking: Skills for Negotiating Life • What We Can Learn From the Ancient Greeks • Infectious Disease: An Exploration of Human Disease and the Pioneers Behind Biomedical Research • Ethics, Public Policy and Management in the 21st Century • American Media in Wartime • The Evolution of Biotechnology and Biomedical Science • The Global Environment

7. Departmental Honors Scholar • More focused experience in the major • Students satisfy regular AUCC core requirement in each category • Freshmen take 4 credit HONR192 and 15 honors credits in their major • Also requires a 1-credit pre-thesis and 3-credit thesis class in the major • Students can enter this path after freshman year

8. Honors sections of regular classes • Open to all honors students • Small classes – enriched (not harder) content • Excellent profs and classmates • Appear on transcript as “Honors”

9. Honors Residential Learning Communities • Three residence options: • Academic Village – Honors, Aspen and Engineering • Edwards Hall

13. Eligibility criteria • A few students are automatically admitted • 4.0 GPA, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT math & verbal • 3.9 GPA, 33 ACT or 1440 SAT • We invite other students to apply • 4.0 GPA, 27 ACT or 1200 SAT • 3.7 GPA, 30 ACT or 1310 SAT • Application is on the honors website so anyone can apply – deadline is March 1

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