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Honors and Recognitions

Honors Program  - 1R2

  1. Introduction

    1. The purpose of SIUE's Honors Program is to attract a diverse body of high-achieving and highly motivated students, providing them an enriching and integrative set of curricular and co-curricular experiences that develop the habits and dispositions emblematic of a love of inquiry.
    2. The Honors Program is committed to delivering measurably deeper, more complex academic experiences through student-centered learning.
    3. The Honors Program affords the University an opportunity for curricular and pedagogic experimentation and innovation on our own campus.
  2. Honors Curriculum

    Honors Scholars are required to complete a general education program that combines the requirements outlined in University policy 1D1 - University-wide Criteria for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), and Professional Baccalaureate Degrees - with the following 25 credit-hour Honors curriculum. 

    1. Honors Seminar Sequence (15 credit-hours)

      1. Honors 120, "Honors Scholars New Freshman Seminar: Big Questions and the Spirit of Inquiry," linked with Honors 121, "Honors Rhetoric" (3 credit-hours each for 6 credit-hours);
      2. Honors 250, "Lower-Division Honors Seminar: Connections through the Arts and Humanities" (3 credit-hours);
      3. Honors 320A, "Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar: Problems in the Social and Behavioral Sciences" (3 credit-hours);
      4. Honors 320B, "Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar: Problems in the Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Technology" (3 credit-hours)
    2. Honors Pro-Seminar Sequence (4 credit-hours)

      1. Honors 100, "Honors Pro-Seminar: Learning, Working, Living" (1 credit-hour)
      2. Honors 200, "Honors Pro-Seminar: The World" (1 credit-hour)
      3. Honors 300, "Honors Pro-Seminar: Special Topics" (1 credit-hour)
      4. Honors 499, "Honors Pro-Seminar: Civic Engagement and Inter-disciplinarily" (1 credit-hour) (concludes with participation in Honors Symposium)
    3. Additional Curricular Requirements (6 credit-hours)

      Honors Scholars are also required to satisfy the requirements of:
      1. a lab course (EL) in the physical sciences (NS) or life sciences (LS);
      2. a mathematics, statistics, or quantitative reasoning course 
      3. These requirements may be satisfied through major or minor degree requirements
    4. Honors Curriculum for Continuing and Transfer Students

      1. Continuing or transfer students with 1-30 credit-hours are exempt from Honors 120 and Honors 121 but are required to complete the remainder of the honors curriculum outlined above (19 credit-hours), including the 'Additional Requirements,' which may be satisfied in approved ways. They are required to take Honors 250 within two semesters of admittance to hte program. In addition, they are required to earn credit in two English composition courses.
      2. Continuing or transfer students with 31-60 credit-hours are exempt from Honors 120, Honors 121, and Honors 100; further they are exempt from either Honors 320A or Honors 320B. They are required to complete the remainder of the honors curriculum outlined above (15 credit-hours), including the 'Additional Requirements,' which may be satisfied in approved ways. They are required to take Honors 250 within two semesters of admittance to the program. In addition, they are required to earn credit in two English composition courses.
    5. Exceptions to Curricular Requirements

      The Director of the University Honors Program can grant exceptions to the curricular requirements of the Honors Program. The Director is required to report these exceptions to the University Honors Advisory Council as an information item at least once per term.
  3. Honors Co-Curricular Requirement

    Honors Scholars are required to engage in 50 hours of service before graduation (satisfied by options approved by the University Honors Advisory Council).
  4. Admissions

    SIUE's Honors Program seeks a diverse set of students with excellent academic credentials who are highly motivated, industrious, intellectually curious, creative, and want to cultivate the spirit and practice of inquiry, innovation, and self-reflection.

    1. Incoming Freshmen

      1. Applications for admission to the Honors Program will be accepted from high school students who: have been admitted to the University; who have a high school GPA of at least 3.5; who have an ACT score of at least 25; and have satisfied other admissions requirements as established by the Director of the University Honors Program, in consultation with the University Honors Advisory Council, the Director of Undergraduate Admissions, and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management.

      2. All Meridian Scholars are automatically admitted and required to participate in the Honors Program.
    2. Continuing and Transfer Students

      Applications will also be accepted from students: with up to 60 credit-hours of college-level course work; who have a college GPA of 3.5, and have satisfied other admissions requirements as established by the Director of the University Honors Program, in consultation with the University Honors Advisory Council, the Director of Undergraduate Admissions, and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management.
    3. Exceptions

      Exceptions to this admissions policy may be made only by the Director of the University Honors Program.
  5. Retention Standards and Removal from Program

    1. Honors Scholars must maintain a 3.2 cumulative grade point average to remain in good standing in the Honors Program.
    2. Meridian Scholars must meet the stated requirements of that program. Meridian Scholars who do not maintain the required grade point average for the Meridian Scholarship but who do maintain a cumulative 3.20 grade point average are allowed to remain in the Honors Program.
    3. When any Honors Scholar's cumulative grade point average falls below a 3.20, the student will be placed on program probation. Written notification will be provided to the student by the Director of the University Honors Program.
    4. While on program probation, Honors Scholars are required to attain a 3.20 grade point average for the next term of attendance. A student may remain on program probation as long as they earn a 3.20 grade point average in every term of attendance. Once a student's cumulative grade point average reaches 3.20, they will be returned to regular standing in the University Honors Program.
    5. While on program probation, if a student fails to attain a 3.20 grade point average for any term of attendance, they will be removed from the Honors Program. Written notification will be provided to the student by the Director of the University Honors Program.
    6. Removal from Program

      1. Honors students who are removed (or withdraw on their own) from the program lose the privileges (enumerated below) of the program.
      2. On removal (or withdrawal) from the program, honors courses will be articulated with the Lincoln Program in the following way:

        1. Honors 120: NFS (New Freshmen Seminar) and the approved Breadth attribute as determined by the Faculty Senate General Education Committee;
        2. Honors 121, if passed with a C or better: FW I, FSPC;
        3. Honors 250: BHUM or BFPA (as determined by the Faculty Senate General Education Committee);
        4. Honors 320A or Honors 320B: IS or the approved Breadth attribute as determined by the Faculty Senate General Education Committee;
        5. Honors 100, Honors 300: approved Experience attribute as determined by the Faculty Senate General Education Committee;
        6. Honors 200: EGC.
  6. Privileges

    1. Registration

      Honors Scholars shall be granted priority registration privileges, in light of the potential difficulties of scheduling honors and major courses.
    2. Recognition

      Honors scholars, who graduate in good standing, will be recognized at an awards ceremony hosted by the Office of the Chancellor.
  7. Exceptions and Appeals

    1. Honors students can request, in writing, exceptions from the requirements of the Honors Program. Requests for exceptions must: come in writing, specify from what requirement the exception is requested, and provide a brief rationale for the request. Requests for exceptions are to be delivered to the Honors Program Director. They are decided by the University Honors Advisory Council.
    2. Appeals to decisions of the Director of the University Honors Program regarding admissions to the program, fulfillment of the general education requirements of the program, probation or removal from the program will be made to the University Honors Advisory Council. Decisions of that body are final.
    3. Honors students retain all of their rights and responsibilities as laid out in University Policy 3C, “Student Rights and Conduct.”

Approved by Chancellor effective 8/15/18
 This policy was issued on August 15, 2018, replacing the July 31, 2017 version.
 Document Reference: 1R2
 Origin: CC 7-70/71; OP 4/10/91; OP 2/21/92; CC 13-96/97; CC#26-15/16; CC#17-16/17; CC#44-17/18

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