Honors Scholars Program
Admission to the Honors Program – 3.85 High School GPA at the time of admission. If there is room in the program, current first year students may apply to the Honors Program during their first semester at CSB/SJU. Contact the Honors Director for information.
Students must maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA at CSB/SJU.
Course Requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Honors 1: offered in Fall only | ||
| HONR 110 | Learning Foundations for Honors Scholars (LF) | 4 |
| Honors 2: offered in Spring only | ||
| HONR 120 | Community and Identity (CI) | 4 |
| Honors 3 | ||
| One of the following: (Thematic Encounter: Truth; two ways of thinking; be sure to select a section with number and letter) | 4 | |
| Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communities of Scholarship: Human Experience & Social World | ||
| Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communities of Scholarship | ||
| Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communities of Scholarship: Human Experience & Artistic Expression | ||
| Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communities of Scholarship: Human Experience & Abstract Structures | ||
| Honors 4 | ||
| One of the following: (Thematic Encounter: Truth; one way of thinking; EX; be sure to select a section with a number and a letter) | 4 | |
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/HE | ||
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/NW | ||
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/AE | ||
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/SW | ||
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/AS | ||
| Honors 5 | ||
| HONR 395 | Liberal Arts in Action (Capstone: Learning Integrations, LI) | 4 |
| Total Hours | 20 | |
Four Year Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| Honors 1: Fall only | ||
| HONR 110 | Learning Foundations for Honors Scholars (LF) | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| Honors 2: Spring only | ||
| HONR 120 | Community and Identity (CI) | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Honors 3: offered in Fall AND Spring semesters | ||
| Register for one section of Honors 3, by number AND letter. Two ways of thinking (WoT) per course; WoTs and topics vary by semester. All are Truth Encounter 1. | 4 | |
| Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communities of Scholarship: Human Experience & Social World | ||
| Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communities of Scholarship | ||
| Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communities of Scholarship: Human Experience & Artistic Expression | ||
| Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communities of Scholarship: Human Experience & Abstract Structures | ||
| Hours | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Honors 4: offered in Fall AND Spring semesters | ||
| Register for one section by number AND letter. Ways of thinking (WoT) and topics vary by semester. All are Truth Encounter 3. All include EX engagement. | 4 | |
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/HE | ||
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/NW | ||
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/AE | ||
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/SW | ||
| Community, Research and Social Change: Truth/AS | ||
| Hours | 4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Honors 5: offered Fall and Spring semesters | ||
| HONR 395 | Liberal Arts in Action (LI) | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 20 | |