Honors Program General Information INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS HONORS PROGRAM Director: Ronald L. Holt Location: Library, Room 30 Telephone: 626-6230 General Objectives The Honors Program is designed to offa students of superior ability and motivation opportunities for study which whT challenge and stimulate them and lead to a greater development of their special abilities than might have occurred without the Honors Program. GeneraUy speaking, the Honors graduate wfll excel in such accomplishments as the foUowing: unusual depth and mastery of a particular discipline; an intimate acquaintance with the major outlines of the human intellectual tradition; a broad acquaintance with the principles of the various disciplines of the coUege; a cultural attitude appreciative of both cosmopohtan and local values; a strong sense of social responsibihty; a love of the arts and humane pursuits; a recognition of environmental values; a practical mastery of logic, languages, and mathematics necessary to survival in a complex world; critical acumen, including the ability to analyze, synthesize, and make critical evaluation; and the ability to pursue independent teaming. Honors Certificates Official recognition will be given for the completion of Departmental Honors and General Honors. Notation of these achievements wiU be made on the graduating Honors student's transcript and diploma and will be entered into the graduation buUetin. In the event a student completes Departmental Honors requirements in more than one department notation for each wfll be made on the transcript Entrance Requirements A student may make apphcation for entrance into the Honors Program at any time after formal acceptance by the coUege Admissions Office. Howeva, in orda to take advantage of the many options available, early entrance is recommended. An application form is available in the Honors office. The applicant is asked to: 1. Provide evidence of a Grade Point Average of at least 33. 2. Provide a recommendation from a college professor, a high school teacher or counselor, or another professional educator. 3. Have an interview with the Director of the Honors Program. It is recognized that a strict adherence to a Grade Point Average standard may at times bar students whose abilities and motivation are of Honors potential. Therefore, any student may present a special petition for admittance. Students who are strongly motivated towards Honors work are urged to make this special petition to the Honors office. Retention Standards for the Honors Program To stay in the Honors Program, participants must maintain a cumulative 3.3 GPA and take an Honors class at least every otha quarter. In courses taken to fulfiU requirements in General Honors, only grades of B or higha wiU be acceptable. The progress of Honors students wiU be reviewed on a quarterly basis. An Honors student having apparent difficulty in maintaining the aforementioned standards wiU be offered counseling and assistance from the Honors Office. Availability There are two Honors designations: Departmental Honors and General Honors. With certain limitations, both designations are available to Honors students graduating with any one of the undagraduate degrees offered by Weba State CoUege. Departmental Honors are available in the event a particular department has designated a Departmental Honors Program with its major. Honors candidates for Bachelor degrees wiU be required to take Senior Project credit for graduation in Departmental Honors and must complete at least ten hours of upper division Honors courses. Departmental Honors To qualify for Departmental Honors students must complete a required numba of credit hours in courses taken on an Honors basis in their major. The total hours (in no case less than ten) and the major courses available for Honors credit are described in the catalog entry of the respective majors. In addition, 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 numba of hours in courses taken on an Honors basis from majors otha 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 aUowing for a Senior Project a student with departmental aproval 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 for- maUy 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 (Advanced Placement) 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 higha 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 higha for which credit has been given at Weba State CoUege, 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 waiva is available. HONORS COURSES NS150. Perspectives in the Physical Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content NS15I. Perspectives in the Life Sciences (2-4) May be repeated with different course content SS152. 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 tutorial 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 wll 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 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. of the East (4) Intellectual Traditions: Great Ideas 483. Directed Readings. Projects and Research (1-4) Individualized tutorial 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 tutorial basis. Student Services Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technology 32 33 Continuing Education