Academic Information Academic Information 3. Evidence of academic capability. 4. Three letters of recommendation from teachers or counselors. 5. An interview with the Director or his representative. Regular application for admission to the College is filed through the Admissions Office. No one can be considered eligible for the Honors Program until he has been accepted into the College. Participants in the Honors Program will be selected each quarter from fifteen percent of the entering students who rank highest on predicted grade point averages. Participants will also be selected each quarter from among students enrolled at Weber State College or from among transfer students who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of not less than 3.5 for freshmen, 3.3 for sophomores, and 3.2 in upper division. Proof of interest and intellectual ambition is often indicated by a student's published writing or other recognition of personal excellence, by very high College Board scores, distinction in National Merit Scholarship competitions, by ACT scores, or by extraordinary recommendations contained in letters of recommendation. Final choice among applicants is made after personal interview by the Director of the Program in consultation with the Honors Program Committee. Scholarships—A certain number of scholarships are available for deserving students who desire to compete for them. Application forms are available from the office of the Director of the Honors Program. Registration—Registration for Honors students will proceed according to established college procedures with these exceptions: 1. Honors students will register the first day of registration. 2. Honors students will obtain their Honors sections cards from the office of the Director of the Honors Program rather than from the Registrar's Office. Retention Standards for the Honors Program—To stay in the Honors Program, participants must maintain an accumulative 3.0 grade-point average. Participants receiving below "B" in Honors courses will be placed on warning after the first quarter and dropped after the second quarter. Any exceptions to these standards must be made by the Director in consultation with Honors Program Committee. 44 Lower Division Honors Curriculum 1. Honors Colloquium—Currently timely and significant subjects for analysis and discussion presented largely by specialists from the campus and larger community of the state and nation. A (1). 2. Honors Colloquium—Current timely and significant subjects for analysis and discussion presented largely by specialists from the campus and larger community of the state and nation. W(l). 3. Honors Colloquium—Current timely and significant subjects for analysis and discussion presented largely by specialists from the campus and larger community of the state and nation. S(l). 20. History of Ideas: Hellenic Culture—An historical and cultural survey of Hellenic (Greek) culture through a study of literature, philosophy, religion and science, etc. A (4). 21. History of Ideas: Judeo-Christian Culture—An historical introduction to the Jewish and Christian perspectives through a study of Biblical history and literature and early Christian sources. W (4) 22. History of Ideas: Early Modern Culture 1300-1800— An historical and critical study of the origin and development of modern science, religion and philosophy from the Renaissance to 1800. S (4) 50. Perspectives of Thought: Physical Sciences—A study of relevant concepts of physical and chemical science which involve the use of the scientific method and its application to this area. A (4) 51. Perspectives of Thought: Biological Sciences—A selected study of problems and issues relating to plant, and animal populations with implications on human welfare and survival. A (4) 52. Perspectives of Thought: Social Sciences—A guide to the understanding of personhood through a study of various perspectives derived from several Social Sciences. A (4) 53. Perspectives of Thought: Domain of the Arts—A selective historical and critical study of the arts and their interrelationships as they reveal man's nature and his cultural development. A (4) 90. Summer Honors Readings—Individual, special, readings course in any area of general education study. (May be repeated) Sum. (1-3) 95. Special Honors Readings—Individual, special readings course in any area of general education study. (May be repeated) AWS (1-3) 45