HONORS PROGRAM
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Honors Program Staff
Introducing...
Professor Rose Spalding,
Director
Nancy Grossman, Associate Director
Jennifer Kosco, Assistant Director
Briana Briscoe, Program Assistant
Introducing the
Honors Program:
Where does it fit in your
academic program?
Introducing...
Fitting It All Together A university education consists of three parts: • General Education requirements • Major requirements • Open Electives
Introducing...
The Honors curriculum replaces the General Education or Liberal Studies part of your academic program
Honors Courses
The Honors Program
Introducing...
• Provides challenging coursework to academically successful, highly motivated students.
• Consists of small, interdisciplinary,
seminar-style courses • Creates a small, friendly community within
the larger University.
This Year's Program
Introducing...
We’ll begin to explore this theme together at the Honors Retreat, through discussions of Faiza
Guene’s “Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow.”
Every year, we work with a curricular theme that will be evident in the classroom and our
co-curricular programming. This year's theme is:
Searching for Home
HONORS RETREAT
• Tuesday, September 10th - 11:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Starts in SAC 154 • Book Discussion Groups • Team-Building • Socializing • Information and Preparation • A welcome to your new
community • Attendance is mandatory –
Please mark your calendars!
The Honors Community
Activities
One of our goals is to foster a sense, among our faculty and our
students, of belonging to a community of scholars.
Honors Student Government
Activities
Student Committees • Honors Ambassadors • Social Committee • Service Committee • Newsletter Editorial Staff • Honors Ball Committee • Academic Committee Students may sign up for committees at the Honors Retreat or during Student Government meetings.
Mentor Program
Activities
Outings and Events
Activities
Museums, galleries, theatrical productions, concerts!
Student Faculty Dinners
Activities
Guest Lecturers
Activities
Honors Student Lounges
Activities
Located on each campus, for studying and socializing. Each lounge has computers and printers, as well as a refrigerator and microwave for your use.
Other activities include...
Activities
•Honors Newsletter •Pizza & Movie Nights •The Honors Ball •Social Outings •Service Projects
Advising in the Honors Program
Advising
The Lincoln Park Associate Director advises Liberal
Arts/Social Science, Science & Health, Music, Theatre, and Education students; the Loop Assistant Director advises CDM, Business, and Communication students.
Contact information for Honors Advisors is in the Handbook.
The Associate and Assistant Directors of the Program serve as your Honors Advisors – complementing the services you will receive from your major advisor.
The Honors Curriculum
Academics
Complete details about the Honors core courses and Honors core requirements
can be found in the Honors Handbook.
Please read it over the summer and keep it throughout your
time at DePaul.
University
Honors
Program
Student Handbook
2013-2014
University
Honors
Program
Student Handbook
2013-2014
As a general rule, students should not take more than two Honors courses in a given quarter.
Finding The Balance
Academics
You will find that each quarter represents a balance between your Honors, Major, and Elective requirements.
During the first two years, Honors students can expect to take one or two HON courses per quarter.
During Junior and Senior years, Honors students can expect to take one or two HON courses per year.
First Quarter Courses In the Fall every student will take an Honors Chicago course: HON 110: Discover Chicago (includes Immersion Week, beginning Tuesday, 9/3)
OR HON 111: Explore Chicago
Academics
Some Honors students will take a second Honors Course as well.
Most of you have already
registered for this course
100-level Honors Courses
HON 100: Rhetoric and Critical Inquiry
HON 101: World Literature HON 102: History in Global Contexts
HON 104: Religious Worldviews and Ethical Perspectives
HON 105: Philosophical Inquiry
These courses can be taken in any order. Students must take HON 100 in the first year. 100-level courses should be completed before going on to 200-level offerings.
Academics
Honors 200-level Courses
• HON 201 – States, Markets, and Societies
• HON 205 – Interdisciplinary Arts
• HON 207 – Topics in Cognitive Studies
These courses will be taken during sophomore or
junior year.
And later…
• Junior Requirement:
• HON 301 – Junior Seminar in
Multiculturalism
Honors Senior Capstone:
• Choice of Honors Senior Seminar OR
Senior Thesis Project
Honors Core
Requirements
Academics
Math, Science, Language, Fine Arts
Honors Mathematics Requirement
Academics
Students will follow the Math requirement for their major.
Students in a major that does NOT have a Math
requirement will complete HON 180: Data Analysis & Statistics.
Undeclared students may delay HON 180 until they are certain of the Math requirement for their major.
The Honors Science Requirement
Academics
• Students who do not have a lab science requirement for the major are required to complete an Honors Lab Science course
HON 220: Biology HON 221: Chemistry HON 222: Environmental Science HON 223: Physics HON 225: Topics in Science Students in LAS, Communication, and Education will
also complete a second science course chosen from the university’s Scientific Inquiry list.
Students who have a lab science requirement for the
major will replace this requirement with two non-science electives.
Honors Language Requirement
All Honors students have the following Language Requirement:
THREE Language courses at the INTERMEDIATE or
ADVANCED level The language placement test will determine where you
begin your language studies.
AP credit may replace part or all of the language requirement.
Academics
For students who have NOT met
Intermediate Proficiency:
Academics
• You are required to complete language study through the intermediate level (106) for at least three courses.
• If you wish to start a new language, it will take 2 years (6 courses) to complete the language requirement.
For students who have MET Intermediate Proficiency: • You have a 3-course language requirement that can be
fulfilled through • Advanced language study • Beginning study of a new language • Other options listed in Handbook
Fine Arts Elective Experience art from the artist’s perspective through a studio or practicum course from one of the following disciplines: • Music
• Acting or Performance of Literature
• Studio Art
• Creative Writing
• Digital Media
The listing of Fine Arts offerings is included in your folder. The course must be chosen from outside of the student’s major department.
(Education and Hospitality majors do not have this requirement.)
Applying AP Credits
Academics
The Honors Program will accept AP credit to replace the following Honors core courses:
HON 101: World Literature HON 102: History in Global Contexts OR
Honors Core Requirements Math Language Science Fine Arts
AP credit not used by the Honors Program may fulfill major or minor requirements or will count as open electives.
See Handbook for more specific information.
Registration Tomorrow
Academics
Premiere Advisors will help students register for four fall quarter classes. Bring your Honors Advising Sheet to help guide the course selection.
Academics
For LAS or
Communication
Majors
Honors Chicago
AND 3 from following list:
• Language
• Course required for major
• Course to explore possible major
• Fine Arts Elective
• Open elective in area of interest
• Math Prerequisite
• 100-level Honors course
Academics
For Science Majors
1. Honors Chicago
2. BIOLOGY I
3. CHEMISTRY I
4. Language OR
Calculus OR
100-level HON course
Academics
For Business Majors
1. Honors Chicago
2. MATH 135 (or math prerequisite)
3. Language
4. ECONOMICS 105 or 106 OR
Fine Arts Elective OR
100-level HON course
For students in the
Strobel Accounting
Program
1. Honors Chicago
2. ACCOUNTANCY 101
3. MATH 135 (or prereq)
4. Language OR 100-level HON course
Academics
For CDM Majors
1. Honors Chicago
2. Language OR 100-level HON course
3. CDM required course
4. CDM required course
(Computing & Digital Media)
Academics
For Education Majors
1. Honors Chicago
2. Language
3. POLITICAL SCIENCE 120
4. US History Course OR 100-level HON course
Just A Few Reminders:
Reminders
• Bring your Advising Sheet to your Premiere Advising session tomorrow.
• Read “Kiffe, Kiffe Tomorrow” and prepare for a book
discussion at the Honors Retreat in September.
• Read the Honors Handbook and keep it handy throughout the coming years.
• Attend the Honors Retreat! Tuesday, September 10th, 11:15-4:00 – Meet in SAC 154. Attendance is mandatory!
Please enjoy dessert while we meet
with students individually.
Your next session is at 1:00 p.m.,
downstairs in this building,
room 120.
We hope you have a great
experience at Premiere!