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For Liberal Arts A.A. majors
- 3 credits of Honors English
- 3 credits of Honors Humanities
- 3 credits of Honors Social Science
- 3 credits of Honors ELA
- 3-4 credits of MAT120/MAT200/MAT201 (non-Honors course permitted)
- 4 credits SCB115 (non-Honors course permitted)*
- Minimum of 3 Honors elective courses with at least 8 credits**
For Liberal Arts A.S. majors
- 3 credits of Honors English
- 3 credits of Honors Humanities
- 3 credits of Honors Social Science
- 3-4 credits of Honors MAT120/MAT200 or above
- 4 credits of SCB115 (non-Honors course permitted for A.S. students with a Mathematics concentration)*
- 8 credits of Honors SCB201-SCB202 or SCC201-SCC202 sequence (for A.S. students with a Science concentration)
- Honors electives:
- Liberal Arts A.S. with a Mathematics concentration: minimum of 3 Honors elective courses with at least 8 credits**
- Liberal Arts A.S. with Science concentration: minimum of 1 Honors elective course with at least 2 credits**
*Honors students who meet the prerequisites for a 200-level NAS course directly can substitute one of these for SCB115 with permission of the NAS Chairperson and the Honors Program Director.
**In order to complete the Honors Program, students will choose from a selection of Honors electives offered each semester. In addition to Honors electives offered by the liberal arts departments (ELA, English, Humanities, Math, NAS, Social Science), the following additional Honors electives may be offered:
- Honors CEP201
- Honors CIS
- Honors Communication Skills
- Honors LIB200
- Honors Urban Studies
- Honors LRC102
Additional requirements for the Honors Concentration:
1) Successful completion of the New Student Seminar (for students entering the program during their first semester at the college).
2) Leadership Project on campus or in the local community (e.g. collaborating with a student club, student organization or college program to implement a project that will benefit the college community, meet a goal in the college’s strategic plan, or that will connect the college to the local community).
3) Must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.1 over two semesters to
remain in the Program and have a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.2 to graduate
with Honors Program designation.***
4) Regular meetings with the program director and/or assigned faculty mentor for advisement (at least twice a semester).
5) A graduating essay (to be developed from research done in consultation with the director of the program).
***This requirement will be modified to accommodate part-time Honors Concentration students.