HONR 290 - Honors Independent Study

3-4 Hour(s)

This course is open only to students in the College Honors Program with a cumulative GPA of 3.50. To graduate with College Honors through successful completion of HONR 290 (among other requirements for College Honors) the student must successfully complete two HONR 290 courses (6 semester hours total), which may be taken only at the end of the junior year or during the senior year. A student must study under the guidance of a faculty member from her major. Approval of the faculty sponsor of the independent study project and the director of the College Honors Program required. The two HONR 290 courses must be linked in intention and output: the first semester of HONR 290 should begin a year- long thesis project in the area of the student’s major. Typically, the first semester shall involve the research for the thesis project. The second semester should be devoted to completing that project, which the student will present to the Salem community at the Celebration of Academic Excellence. Note that successful completion of two semesters of HONR 290 cannot be counted toward the satisfaction of program honors requirements; students wishing to be considered for both program honors and College Honors should register for the program honors independent study, if eligible.

Prerequisite(s): 3.5 gpa