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?

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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!