GENERAL HONORS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Graduation Requirements for 2007 Freshmen & future classes
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General Honors is an academic program created especially for students who have demonstrated a high level of promise and motivation.
The curriculum includes interdisciplinary courses, available to incoming honors freshmen called Honors Freshman Seminars.
General Honors classes include approximately twenty invited participants, and they are conducted under the guidance of faculty members who represent diverse academic areas. Honors courses are frequently conducted as seminars where students meet in small groups to discuss readings, exchange ideas, debate, and share results of individual study and research. The emphasis in honors is on independent and creative thinking with a great deal of student participation expected.
Coursework for Heltzer Honors Program graduates includes the following components:
- 9 Hours in University Honors, one of each of the following courses; students must take one course that fulfills 2 of the 3 disciplinary areas-Arts & Humanities, Social Science, Science (one course may fulfill two areas)(i.e. HON 1515, HON 2515, HON 3515)
- 9 additional hours of Honors courses (for example, World Civilization, Honors General Psychology, Sophomore Honors Literature)
- At least 3 hours of Honors courses in the major department (departments may choose which courses will fufill this requirement in their areas)
- 3 hours credit for the Senior Thesis Project (either HON 4010 or college/departmental 4510)
- International Education Requirement (ONE of the following options are available for students)
- an ASU-approved semester study abroad
- an honors course with study abroad component
- an ASU-sponsored summer study abroad program
- an ASU-sponsored service learning abroad experience
- an ASU-approved undergraduate research abroad experience
- an alternative experience arranged with the approval of the Honors Program Coordinator
GPA Requirements Required to Remain in Honors
- Freshmen must maintain a 3.0 overall GPA
- Sophomores must maintain a 3.2 overall GPA
- Juniors must maintain a 3.3 overall GPA
- Seniors must have a 3.45 overall GPA and a 3.45 honors GPA to graduate with Honors
Graduation Requirements: Freshmen before 2007
Students graduating with University Honors must complete 15 hours of Honors course work with a GPA of 3.4 in these courses; at least six of these hours must be outside the major. Honors students must also complete a three credit-hour Senior Thesis under the direction of a professor in the student's major department. For further information, see the General Bulletin or come by the Heltzer Honors Program office in East Hall.
For Information on Graduating with Latin Honors
(Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude)
