Admissions to Honors College
To be considered for the Honors College, you must be:
- Presidential or Meritorious Scholarship Recipients听
- Participate in Bridge to Honors College
- A second-semester freshman or first-semester sophomore with a 3.5 grade point average may apply for admissions to the Honors College.
BENEFITS
- Be a member of a tight-knit community of about 100 students.听
- Small class sizes (no more than 16 students)听
- One-on-one interaction with faculty and artists/scholars-in-residence.听
- Personal academic advising from the Honors College advisors and Dean听
- Priority living in the Honors College Residence Hall and Freshmen Residence Hall Honor floors.听
- Honors College Facility centrally located on campus (Delany Hall)听
- Leadership opportunities听
- Honors College trips and events听
- Support in the completion of an undergraduate thesis and prestigious scholarship applications听
SAU PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
- Most prestigious freshman award at SAU听
- Awarded to 15 of the most outstanding entering freshmen on a competitive basis听
- This scholarship is worth approximately $102,000, which covers tuition, fees, *room and board, and books ($500.00) for four consecutive years of study听
The Presidential Scholarship is a full tuition scholarship with room and board awarded to selected outstanding incoming first-year freshmen with at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and a minimum 950 SAT score (math and verbal) or a 18 ACT score. It can be renewed annually by maintaining a 3.5 GPA and fulfilling the requirements outlined in the presidential scholarship and honors college contract.听
LEVELS OF HONORS RECOGNITION
Honors College Certificate听听
A minimum of听18 hours of Honors coursework; complete chosen degree program with a 3.4 cumulative GPA; full participation in the Honors College (community service, leadership, and student engagement); four semesters of honors seminar. Students completing this level will receive an honors certificate with the Honors College seal.听
Honors College Scholar听
A minimum of 24 hours of Honors coursework; complete chosen degree program with a 3.5 cumulative GPA; full participation in the Honors College (community service, leadership, and student engagement); six semesters of Honors Seminar. Students completing this level will receive the honors certificate with the Honors College seal and President鈥檚 or Honors Scholar stole.听
Honors Baccalaureate Degree听
A minimum of 30 hours of honors coursework (includes honors seminars; complete chosen degree program with a 3.5 cumulative GPA; full participation in the Honors College (community service, leadership, and student engagement); six semesters of honors seminar. Students completing this level will receive the Honors Bachelor in their major discipline, an honors certificate with the Honors College seal and President鈥檚 or Honors College stole.听
COURSES & CURRICULUM
FYE 101H (Fall) and FYE 102H (Spring) Global and Critical Inquiry in the First Year听听听
ENGL 131H (Fall) English Comp I & ENGL 132H (Spring) English Comp II听听听听听
MATH 131H/132H or MATH 135H (STEM) or other General Education courses with honors listing or honors by contract听听听听听听听听听
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HON 107 (Fall) and HON 108 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听 Community Service听
HON 109 (Fall) and HON 110 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听 Leadership Lab听
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HON听听听 101 (Fall) and HON 102 (Spring)听听听听听听听 Academic Bowl听听听听听听听听听
HON听听听 103 (Fall) and 104 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Debate/Model UN听听听听听听听听听听
HON听听听 105 (Fall) and 106 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mock Trial听听
General Education courses with honors listing or honors by contract听听听听听听听听听
HON 297 Honors Research Seminar I (Fall) ** and HON听 298Honors Research Seminar II (Spring) **听听
HON 200 level Honors Seminar in the major**.听
HON 207 (Fall) and HON 208 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听 Community Service听
HON 209 (Fall) and HON 210 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听 Leadership Lab听
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HON听听听 201 (Fall) and HON 202 (Spring)听听听听听听听听 Academic Bowl听听听听听听听听听
HON听听听 203 (Fall) and 204 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Debate/Model UN听听听听听听听听听听
HON听听听 205 (Fall) and 206 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mock Trial听听听听听听听听听
HON 300听听听 Honors Junior Prep Seminar (Graduate Exam and Career Prep)听
HON 300 level听听听 Honors Research Seminar or Major Research Seminar (by contract) **听听听听听听听听
HON 307 (Fall) and HON 308 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听 Community Service听
HON 309 (Fall) and HON 310 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听 Leadership Lab听听听听听听听听听
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HON听听听 301 (Fall) and HON 302 (Spring)听听听听听听听 Academic Bowl听听听听听听听听听
HON听听听 303 (Fall) and 304 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Debate/Model UN听听听听听听听听听听
HON听听听 305 (Fall) and 306 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mock Trial听听听听听听听
HON 400.H1听听听 Honors Senior Research Project/Thesis or Research Project in the major **听听听听听听听听听
HON 450.H1听听听 Undergraduate Research/Presentations听听听听听听听听听
HON 407 (Fall) and HON 408 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听 Community Service听
HON 409 (Fall) and HON 410 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听 Leadership Lab听听听听听
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HON听听听 401 (Fall) and HON 402 (Spring)听听听听听听听 Academic Bowl听听听听听听听听听
HON听听听 403 (Fall) and 404 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Debate/Model UN听听听听听听听听听听
HON听听听 405 (Fall) and 406 (Spring)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mock Trial听听听听
** Course of study is related to the major.
HONOR SOCIETIES & ORGANIZATIONS
HONOR ASSOCIATIONS & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES
SAU Honor Student Association (HSA)听鈫�
BECOME A FALCON
CONTINUE YOUR ACADEMIC JOURNEY AT SAUCommunity
Delany Hall Honors Facility
Falkcrest Apartments, Building D
Assigned Floor of Weston Residence Hall (females only)
Assigned Floor of Latham Residence Hall (males only)
Honor Student Association (HSA)
Peer Mentoring
Activities
Invited Seminar Speakers
Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
Field Trips/Study Abroad
Shadowing Leaders
Graduate and Professional School Preparation
Career Preparations
Portfolio Development
Undergraduate Research
Honors Conferences
Speakers Series
The purpose of the Honors College Speakers Series is to offer 51重口猎奇鈥檚 University community and our triangle community an opportunity to hear from and meet professionals and scholars who have distinguished themselves both locally and nationally. The Speakers Series supports the institution鈥檚 commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and community engagement as a hub for intellectual and cultural exchange.
Prestigious Scholarship Websites
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Convocation
Honors Convocation is an annual celebration to recognize students are for their distinguished academic achievements. It is one of the University鈥檚 most important academic traditions.
Recognitions are given in the following categories:
Students with 3.65 and above cumulative GPA and no grade below 鈥淐鈥�.
Students with a 3.00 to 3.64 cumulative GPA and no grade below 鈥淐鈥�.
Full-time students with a semester GPA of 3.00 and above and no grade below a 鈥淐鈥�.
First-year traditional students with a cumulative GPA of 4.0
