40 Honors Program to qualify for Departmental Honors, a student must complete at least ten hours from the General Honors curriculum. (A student in Nursing or Health Occupations may make a substitution for the ten hours in General Honors courses through an equivalent number of hours in courses taken on an Honors basis from majors other than the student's major. Such courses must be approved in advance by the chairperson of the student's major department, by the director of the Honors Program, and by the chairpersons of the departments in which such courses are taken on an Honors basis. Any departmental course upon which the foregoing three persons agree is available for credit on an Honors basis.) In the case of Honors students graduating with the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees the Honors courses within the major must include Senior Project credit. Additional requirements may be made at the determination of the particular major department. In the event a department does not have a course allowing for a Senior Project, a student with departmental approval may utilize Honors 499 which credit would count as Honors credit within the major. Please consult the catalog entry of a particular department for a description of that department's requirements in Honors. General Honors To graduate with General Honors a student must complete forty hours of Honors courses. Ten of these hours may include Departmental Honors courses. The student may acquire these hours through formal participation in a Departmental Honors Program connected with the major or minor. The student not participating formally in a Departmental Honors Program may acquire these hours by taking Departmental Honors courses in any department or departments with the permission of the Director of the Honors Program and the chairperson of the appropriate department or departments. Sixteen hours may include AP and CLEP credit as defined below. A maximum of 12 hours in Honors 283 and 483 (Directed Readings, Projects, and Research) may be applied towards graduation. The student should consult with the Director of the Honors Program concerning the optional ways below for acquiring Honors credit. AP and CLEP as Honors credit For each AP course passed at a score of 3 or higher for which credit has been granted at Weber State College, an Honors student may waive 4 hours of the General Honors requirement up to a maximum total of 12 hours. For each CLEP general examination passed at a score of 525 or higher for which credit has been given at Weber State College (the English composition score must be at least 621), an Honors student may waive 4 hours of the General Honors requirement up to a maximum total of 12 hours. A maximum total of 16 hours in combined AP and CLEP Honors credit waiver is available. Honors Courses NS150. Perspectives in the Physical Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content. NS151. Perspectives in the Life Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content. SSI52. Perspectives in the Social Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content. HU153. Perspectives in the Humanities (2-4) May be repeated with different course content. PD154. Perspectives in the Applied Arts and Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content. 283. Directed Readings, Projects, and Research (1 -4) Individualized study with a professor who may be selected from many possible disciplines. 290. Honors Colloquium (1-3) Varied topics as described in the quarterly schedule; topics will be drawn from disciplines across the entire college; may be taken more than once with different course content; restricted to lower division students; may be offered in conjunction with 490. 292. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. HU or SS 331. Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Classical and Medieval Eras (4) HU or SS 332. Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the West in the Modern Era (4) HU or SS 333. Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas of the East (4) 483. Directed Readings. Projects and Research (1-4) Individualized study with a professor who may be selected from many possible disciplines. 490. Honors Colloquium (1-3) Varied topics as described in the quarterly schedule; topics will be drawn from disciplines across the entire college; may be taken more than once with different course content; may be offered in conjunction with 290. 492. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs. (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. 499. Honors Senior Project (1-4) May be taken by students whose major department offers no Senior Project course; or may be taken in conjunction with a departmental Senior Project course when amplitude of the project merits additional credit; may be offered as a scheduled seminar course, or taken on an independent study basis. 41 Bachelor of Integrated Studies Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) Director: Robert J. Arway Location: Library, Room 30 Telephone: 626-6230 Description The BIS Degree Program will serve the needs of (1) the student who wants to individualize a unique academic program; (2) the student who wants to obtain a broad general education; (3) the student who wants to diversify professional potential. Education To qualify for the degree, the student must fill the graduation and BIS Degree requirements as listed below. Employment The BIS Degree allows the student to pursue unique professional goals. Indeed, a student under this program may prepare or retrain for more than one professional career. Entrance Limitations The Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree option will be available to students in good standing in the college. Entrance into the program will ordinarily be permitted at any time following the student's first quarter as a college student. It is expected that the student, rather than seeking this option because of indecision or an inability to succeed in an established major, will have purposeful and mature objectives. It is expected that these students will have a mature understanding of themselves and will know with some precision which life goals they will meet through a self-designed program. A student seeking admission to the Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree program should apply to the Director of Integrated Studies. Official forms of application are available from the BIS office. A Word of Advice The student is strongly advised that before applying for admission to the Bachelor of Integrated Studies program the more traditional options should be considered. The Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science are still the bedrock degrees of the academic world. The student will however find that an intelligent use of the Bachelor of Integrated Studies program provides in some cases a rewarding alternative. Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies Degree General Requirements: The student must complete a minimum of 183 credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. The student must establish a minimum of 45 hours of residence at Weber State College with registration in at least one quarter at the college following the last commencement prior to graduation. The student must take a minimum of 60 credit hours of upper division work. The student must receive a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) in each of the courses taken for the three emphases. Specific Requirements: The student must complete the "specific course requirements" under General Education. The student must complete the area requirements for General Education as listed for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree; Honors students may elect to fulfill this requirement through the Honors General Education option. The student must take a minimum of 20 credit hours each from at least three (3) different academic departments or recognized disciplines (two of which must offer upper division credit) as approved by the BIS Admissions Committee beyond the classes that fulfill the General Education requirements. The course of study in each department or discipline shall be approved by the appropriate department. Any departures from the approved set of courses must be sanctioned by the chairpersons of the appropriate departments. The student must apply and be accepted as a formal candidate, and take at least 45 credit hours of course work after acceptance to be eligible for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies degree. Students will be admitted to the program at the beginning of each quarter. Application should be made during the preceding quarter.