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Program Requirements
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The Seton Hill Honors Program consists of four sections:
- One Honors Seminar
- Four Honors Sections of the Liberal Arts Curriculum courses or other designated courses
- Designing the Honors Capstone Experience
- Senior Honors Presentation
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Required Courses
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| HP 100 |
Introductory Honors Seminar
Course designed to provide incoming Honors students with the methods of inquiry for use in this program and the opportunity to design their capstone proposal. Includes common readings, discussion, and portfolio development exercise. Fall semester. Permission required. 1 credit.
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| Honors Liberal Arts courses and/or other designated courses | 12 |
| HP 300 |
Designing the Honors Capstone Exper
In negotiation with the Director of the Honors Program, students propose an experience to complete their capstone requirement, which may include a self-designed project, “travel as text” experience, or the completion of a certificate of study. The capstone experience must be documented and includes a comprehensive paper project and portfolio entry. SHP 300 is to be open to sophomores and juniors. Fall and spring semesters. Pass/Fail only. 1 credit.
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| HP 301 |
Senior Honors Presentation
Honors students are required to complete a formal public presentation of their capstone experience and a reflection on the integration of their studies in honors. Presentation must address the social relevance of the capstone experience. Spring semester. 1 credit.
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| Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade
point average of 3.3 to remain and graduate in Honors. Failure
to maintain the required grade point average will result in probation
or dismissal from the Honors Program. |
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Capstone Experience Options
Project Capstone
Students design a research project, under the direction of
two faculty members, that expands the student's major
field of study, or that increases the student's knowledge
of another academic field of interest.
Travel as Text Capstone
Students use the analytical and critical thinking skills
they've learned in their major and liberal arts classes to
"read" a new place and its surrounding culture. Travel as
text has two options:
- City Studies Experience: Students travel to and
experience a new city following guiding questions
created with the faculty member. This option is
designed to allow the student to experience a new
culture in an intense but brief time period.
- Study Abroad: The Honors student applies to an
international university as a student for a semester
to experience a new culture over a sustained period
of time. The Honors component of this experience is
designed in collaboration with the Honors Program
Director and faculty advisors.
Certification Capstone
The Honors student identifies and completes a community
certification program, so as to learn in a venue different
from the University, and to acquire certification for skills
needed in the community. Such certifications serve the
public while expanding the student's experience in
creative and innovative directions.
Grading System
Honors courses and the Honors sections of the required
liberal arts courses will receive a letter grade with the
exception of HP300 Designing the Honors Capstone,
which is graded Pass/Fail. Students must maintain a
minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 to
remain and graduate in the Honors Program. Honors
students must complete at least one three-credit Honors
designated course in every academic year to maintain
active status in the program.
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