Honors Orientation 2016

Honors AdvisingRachel Pawlowski

Aundra Freeman

Angel Niederkohr

2100 UGL

(313) 577-3030

honors@wayne.edu

Open advising: Mondays & Thursdays

9 – noon, 1 – 3:30 pm

Honors Orientation Goals

At the end of today’s session, you will:Be able to identify the four pillars of the Honors

mission

Have a basic idea about how Honors works

Know how the minimum number of credits to take to stay on pace

Know the Honors e-mail address if you have any questions or concerns

Honors Mission Statement

Honors provides a community of scholars

within a large urban research institution.

It is the mission of Honors to promote

informed, engaged citizenship as the

foundation for academic excellence in a

diverse global setting.

The Honors experience is founded on four

pillars: Community, Service, Research, and

Career.

Good Standing with the

Honors College

Need to maintain a 3.30 or better

cumulative GPA to be in good standing

with the Honors College

Continue progress towards completing

University Honors – average 9 honors

credits a year

The Honors Commitment entails

graduation with University Honors

What is University Honors?

A Co-Major

To graduate with University Honors you must

complete a total of 36 credits in Honors courses,

including HON 1000, PS 1010 Honors, a service-

learning course, at least one Honors 42XX level

Seminar, and an Honors thesis.

Program BS in Business Administration (BSBA_UG_BA)

Major Accounting (ACC)

Co-Major University Honors (Co-Major) (COUH)

Earning a Bachelor’s Degree

Course Term Grade Credits

HON 1000

(SS)

Freshman year:

Fall ‘__

3

PS 1010 – H

(AI)

Freshman year:

Winter ‘___

4

HON 3000

Service

Learning

Sophomore year 3 cr. min.

HON 42__

Seminar

Junior/Senior

Year

3

HON 4998

or dept. thesis

Senior Year

Honors Thesis

3 - 6

Honors Gen

Ed Course

3-4

Honors Gen

Ed Course

3-4

Honors Gen

Ed Course

3-4

Honors Gen

Ed Course

3-4

Honors credit

in Major

3-4

Honors credit

in Major

3-4

Honors credit

in Major

3-4

Irvin D. Reid Honors College

2100 Undergraduate Library

(313) 577-3030

honors.wayne.edu

Honors Classes

Special sections of a course:

Some sections of a class,

such as P S 1010, are

marked “Only open to

Honors Students,” or “Must

have a 3.30 or higher.”Sometimes earns additional

credit for Honors students.Honors option:

Courses 2000-level or

above that are taught

by full-time faculty may

be enhanced and

count as Honors credit.

Honors courses: These have

a subject area code of HON.

HON 1000: The City

HON 4998: Honors Thesis,

HON 4990: Directed Study,

HON 42XX: Honors Seminar.

Honors sections tend to be smaller in size and are usually taught

by full-time faculty members. Each Honors class is noted

individually on your transcript.

Identifying Honors Classes

Being a full-time student

Most students will register for between

12 - 16 credits (3 - 4 classes)

When estimating study time,

1 cr = 1 hour in class + 2 hr. study time

(MINIMUM).

You may have as few as two or three

classes, but no more than 18 credits

Not all of your classes will be Honors.

Honors Website

Honors Classes

Go to “Current Student” and click on

“Course Offerings”

Research@Honors

Workshops

Opportunities

Forms

Honors Option

Directed Study

Tips and Hints

Easy Math

36 credits / 4 years = 9 credits a year

Check Your Email!

Email Netiquette

Include your Access or Banner ID

Don’t email like you are texting

Begin to create your ‘professional self’

STUDY!!!

Pop Quiz!!!

Minimum number of credits to be a full-time student = _____?

The Honors e-mail address is:

True or False, ALL of your classes will be Honors sections.

How many credits to graduate with University Honors? _____

Questions?

You can drop, add, and change your schedule at home or anywhere with an internet connection via Academica.

Pre-Priority registration for Winter 2017 begins in October.

Departments run their own honors sections so if you run into a registration issue for an honors section outside of an HON course, you will need to contact that department.

Thank you!

Enjoy your summer – it will go by quick!.