University Honors Scholars Program
Mission Statement
The mission of the John Brown University Honors Scholars Program is to attract and retain academically advanced students, to stimulate and challenge those students as Christian scholars and effective members of God’s Kingdom, and to enrich the academic environment of the broader university community.
Description of the Program
The Honors Scholars Program (HSP) consists of enriched Core Curriculum courses developed especially for highly motivated students. Emphasizing the use of primary texts, instructors challenge students through individual research, critical reflection, incisive discussion, and interactive projects.
Honors Scholars model Christian principles and good stewardship of their academic gifts through serving in leadership positions and participating in service activities both on and off campus. The Honors Student Executive Council promotes scholarly presentations and service to the student body and provides peer support for honors students. Honors Scholars participate in regional, national, and international honors conferences, workshops, and semesters abroad. The Honors/LSI Center, available to Honors Scholars, provides an attractive location for studying, tutoring, cooking, doing laundry, and watching movies.
Honors Scholars enter the Program at Tier One, which requires a minimum of nine hours of freshman/sophomore level honors courses. Advancement to Tier Two is contingent upon prior completion of at least nine lower-division honors hours and an overall GPA of 3.5. Only after approval to move to Tier Two may the Scholar begin work on Tier Two courses. Students choose to graduate with University Honors (complete 21 honors hours) or Presidential Honors (complete 21 honors hours along with an Honors Capstone Project). All courses are designated “Honors” on the transcript.
Eligibility
High school seniors are selected from a large, well-qualified pool of applicants. Transfer students and currently-enrolled JBU students who have enough courses remaining to be taken in the Honors Scholars Program may also apply. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with an early consideration deadline of February 15.
Eligibility for admission is based on SAT/ACT scores, high school GPA, and submission of the Honor’s application. Inquiries concerning the program should be addressed to Dr. Trisha Posey, Director of the Honors Scholars Program, John Brown University, 2000 West University Street, Siloam Springs, AR 72761 or email tposey@jbu.edu.
Transfer Policy
Students who transfer to JBU their sophomore year or the third year before graduation are required to take 15 hours of honors credits and maintain a 3.5 GPA (or 3.75 Honors GPA) to graduate with honors.
Students who transfer to JBU their junior year or second year before graduation are required to take 12 hours of honors credits and maintain a 3.5 GPA (or 3.75 Honors GPA) to graduate with honors.
Courses
The following list indicates the courses currently available to Honors Scholars, the Core Curriculum courses for which they may substitute, and the semesters they are offered. The program is subject to periodic review and change by the Honors Committee in order to keep the program relevant, innovative, and academically rigorous.
Graduation Requirement
The HSP requires a cumulative 3.5 GPA (or a cumulative 3.75 Honors GPA) for students wishing to graduate through the JBU Honors Scholars Program.
Honors Courses in relation to the Core Curriculum
Students who are not admitted to the Honors Scholars Program are not allowed to enroll in honors courses.
____ 4193 5Honors Capstone Project in _______
____ 4693 Honors Class Contract in _______
____ 4913 6Honors Co-Teaching: Readings in _______
____ 4923 6Honors Co-Teaching: Classroom Practicum in _______
1 If an incoming Honors Scholar wishes to establish credit for English I by CLEP, the exam must be taken before the first day of Honors: English I. Credit for English II is not available via CLEP.
2 May be repeated for up to three hours of credit.
3 Integrated Theology is a six-hour sequence of two interdisciplinary courses which together substitute for two requirements in the Core Curriculum (Evangelical Theology and Capstone Seminar in Christian Life). If a student completes only the first semester, the course will count for Capstone Seminar in Christian Life. Honors BBL 3083 is a prerequisite for BBL 4083 .
4 Integrated Humanities is a six-hour sequence of two interdisciplinary courses which together substitute for three requirements in the Core Curriculum (Masterpieces of Literature, The Arts, and Philosophy). If a student completes only one of the semesters, the course will count for one of the three.
5 Though not required to do so, Honors Scholars are urged to complete an Honors Capstone Project in their major field of study during the junior or senior year. Projects are subject to recommendation by faculty in the appropriate department and approval by the Honors Committee. Guidelines for the Capstone Project may be obtained from the Honors Scholars Program Blackboard site. Supervising faculty receive the usual stipend for independent study, paid by the Honors Scholars Program Office.
6 A student may earn up to six upper-division honors hours by completing 4913 and 4923 which will be treated as independent studies. Students will be charged the independent study fee.
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