Honors Liberal Arts

克里斯汀·钱尼，博士，董事

Honors Core Faculty

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• 荣誉文科(BA)

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• 文科辅修

The SPU Honors Program is an accelerated alternative to the regular General Education curriculum for intellectually curious and academically motivated students at 好的赌博软件推荐. 它需要较少的总学分, but in a challenging, inquiry-based, and inclusive program that asks University honors students to go deeper into the key questions at the heart of our lives, our faith, and our world. Successful completion of all requirements leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honors Liberal Arts as a second or co-major only.

SPU Honors is also a close-knit community of students and faculty members committed to academic excellence in a spirit of dialogue, collaboration, 智力好客. We are guided by the key liberal arts question “What does it mean to be human?” and the foundational curricular values of interdisciplinarity, critical inquiry, equity, inclusion, and service.

荣誉文科(BA)

• A minimum of 50 credits is required for this major, 包括25个高年级学分.
• 所有学生也必须完成 the UFDN (University Foundations) sequence of courses.
• Students must complete all foreign language, W (Writing), and CUE (Cultural Understanding and Engagement) competencies as required by the university for graduation.
• 无论是大调还是小调， students complete a shared core of courses that interrogate how knowledge is constructed and by whom, gaining skill in the intellectual tools and foundational practices of a scholar.
• For the major, you must also take at least 10 credits of approved Honors electives and publicly present an approved honors research project at the annual Honors Research Symposium.
• At least one credit of HON 4899: Capstone (1–5) must be taken during spring of the senior year along with required participation in the Honors Research Symposium.
• It is recommended 所有新的优等生, whether incoming freshmen or current SPU students, 参加前三门核心HON课程(2000年), 2100, 2200) in sequence during their first honors year.
• 转学课程和考试学分 such as AP, IB, and Cambridge International will still count toward your degree, but they cannot be used to replace HON courses.
• Approved study abroad or study away coursework may be used to satisfy Honors Liberal Arts requirements with approval of the Honors Director.
• 荣誉课程可以计算在内 toward disciplinary majors at the discretion of departments and programs.
• Non-honors students may petition to enroll in individual honors courses with the approval of the Honors Director and relevant faculty member(s).

其他能力和要求

• 为了留在这个项目中， every honors student must participate in their choice of a wide range of approved service and leadership opportunities and complete an annual service/leadership self-reflection report.
• 要求出席三次 a year for all students at the quarterly all-honors Touchstone Gathering.

进入并完成专业

Formal application and admission to the SPU Honors Program is required prior to enrollment in the Honors Liberal Arts major or minor.

You may apply for admission to Honors at anytime, using the 在线荣誉申请材料 for incoming first-year or transfer students, as well as currently enrolled SPU students. 

To meet the minimum requirements for admission, you must:

• 表现出智力上的野心 and a track record of academic success (which will vary depending on the applicants’ academic standing and history).

To successfully complete the major, note that:

• The University requires a grade of C- or better in all classes that apply to a major or minor; however, programs may require higher minimum grades in specific courses, as in honors. You may repeat an SPU course only once for a higher grade.
• 为了进入荣誉课程， you should meet with the honors director and/or your Honors faculty advisor regularly to discuss your grades, course progression, and other indicators of satisfactory academic progress. If your grades or other factors indicate that you may not be able to successfully complete the Honors Liberal Arts major, the advisor can work with you to explore options, which may include choosing the Honors Liberal Arts minor and regular General Education track instead.
• 你必须完成主要的要求 in effect in the SPU Undergraduate Catalog for the year of admittance to the major.

文科辅修

• A minimum 30 credits are required for this minor, 包括15个高年级学分. 
• 辅修荣誉文科的学生 must take HON 2000, 2100, 2200, 3000, and 10 credits of approved Honors electives.

进入并完成辅修课程

• Acceptance is based upon 入学标准与专业相同.
• Students in the minor 必须完成所有其他常规吗 通识教育要求.
• 学生必须 正式申请辅修 而且随时都可以这么做. 
• Students must complete the minor requirements in effect in the SPU Undergraduate Catalog for the year of admittance to the minor.