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Honors
Program
Students study in Honors Program lounge.
The purpose of the Honors Program
is to promote intellectual growth on campus and to enrich interactions
between students and faculty. The Honors Program does this by offering
interesting, challenging courses and projects for qualified
students and by sponsoring other events which contribute to the
intellectual life of the College community.
The Honors
Program is offered to first-year students who have had a distinguished high
school career based on a composite of their combined SAT scores, weighted grade
point average, and demonstrated potential for superior work at the college
level. Sophomore and transfer students may apply.
Curriculum
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Five (5) general education honors courses.
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The
capstone experience of the Honors Program is the independent study Senior
Honors Thesis, written under the supervision of a faculty member in the
student’s academic department.
Honors Courses Offered for Fall 2007
| Department |
Course Title |
GenEd Goal(s) |
| Biology |
Introduction to
Human Biology |
Life Science and Lab |
| Chemistry |
Principles of
Chemistry |
Physical Science and
Lab |
| Communication Arts |
Effective Speaking |
Visual or Performing
Arts |
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English |
Expository Writing |
Writing |
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History |
U.S. History to Reconstruction |
Forces in the United States |
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Mathematics |
Introduction to Statistics |
Quantitative |
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Modern Language |
Languages of the World |
Non-Western Studies |
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Philosophy |
Introduction to Ethics: Why be Moral? |
Literature
Gender, Class and Race |
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For
Seniors Only Honors Programs
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Senior Honors Thesis |
Required to complete the Honors Program |
Honors
Housing
Honors students relax in Corinne Towers Residence
Hall.
A limited number of spaces are available on the
Honors Program floor, and are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. For
Academic Year 2007-2008, the Honors Program housing is located on the 11th floor
of the Corinne Towers Residence Hall.
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