Honors 项目要求概述
项目要求概述
Most 荣誉项目 applicants have at least a 3.平均绩点5分，4分.0规模. For first-year students entering Fall of 2024, we provide a test-optional admission process. Submission of a test score is not required for admission to the 荣誉项目. Please note in the history of the program, the recent average composite test score of our applicants is a 1280 SAT or a 28 ACT.
The 荣誉项目 curriculum is a minimum of 16 credit hours out of 128 credit hours needed to graduate. 学生 admitted to the program who complete all of the following curricular requirements and who maintain both a cumulative honors GPA of 3.0 or better and a cumulative overall GPA of 3.0 or better will graduate as Honors students. Any grade lower than a C- in an honors course does not satisfy an honors requirement.
| 学生 entering 中北书院 | |
|---|---|
| 要求 | 课程 |
| 卡101 - h | First-Year Seminar Writing (Honors) (4 Credits) |
| HONR 290 | Honors Seminar (2 courses required for 4 hours total) |
| HONR 300 | 论文实习(2学分) |
| HONR 400 | 荣誉论文(4学分) |
| HONR 450 | Excellence Through Community: Honors Culminating Experience (2 credits) |
| 研究了 | (0 - 4学分) |
荣誉论文概述
The honors thesis is an original scholarly project on a topic of the student’s choosing. Working closely with a thesis director, honors thesis work typically begins by the end of the third year, and students complete and present their projects during the fourth year. Some recent honors theses include:
- An interview-based study of religion and relationship practices among college students in Colombia
- An in-depth exploration of how to encourage girls to pursue computer science through web-based games
- An interdisciplinary analysis of the economic consequences of power- generation methods
- An examination of how sport specialization impacts longevity in athletics
- An application of mathematical theory to predict Tony Award-winners
- A study of the inclusion of women writers in the high school classroom
研究了
In addition to the honors seminars and independent research courses, the honors curriculum includes an experiential learning component that encourages students to interact with diverse perspectives and voices and integrate their learning in the classroom with domestic or international immersion experiences. All students in the 荣誉项目 are required to fulfill this requirement in any one of the following ways:
- Studying abroad for a semester or more
- Studying abroad through a short-term course
- Conducting research abroad through a Richter Grant
- Studying for a term at another college or university in the United States
- Completing the Chicago Term program
- Completing an additional Honors Seminar
