Honors College Policies and Requirements
Graduation Requirements
Ways to Receive Honors Credit
Getting Involved
Awards, Honors, and Opportunities
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This type of admission to the Honors College, which allows one to be admitted after one has begun college as long as he or she has under 34 credit hours, is recognized as ______.
What is Second Semester Admission?
100
Honors college students will graduate with one of two Honors Scholars. Those titles are recognized as ____ Honors Scholars and ____ Honors Scholars.
What is Presidential and Dean's?
100
By adding some extra course requirements, one can receive Honors credit for a traditionally non-Honors course. This type of Honors course is called a ______.
What is a contract course?
100
This association provides opportunities for Honors College Students to engage with one another, serve the community, enrich their academic experiences, and serve as a source of information and fellowship for students.
What is the Honors Student Association (HSA)?
100
This award can only be given to seniors and is granted by a committee of Honors faculty and staff.
What is the Outstanding Senior Award?
200
As a freshman, you must maintain this G.P.A. in order to remain in the Honors College.
What is 3.2?
200
This is the minimum G.P.A. one must have to graduate with Presidential Honors Scholars.
What is 3.5?
200
One can receive Honors credit by applying for one of these. To obtain information, however, one must first stop by the honors office.
What is an internship?
200
This program places upperclassman students in the Honors Residence Hall as live-in tutors. In exchange, said students must take a course in tutoring and peer leading and tutoring for at least two hours per week.
What is the Residence Hall Tutoring Program?
200
Like the Outstanding Senior award, this award is granted to professors nominated by students.
What is the John. R. Williams Outstanding Teacher Award?
300
Once placed on probation due to failure to reach the minimum G.P.A. requirement, this is the type of G.P.A. one must raise in order to be reinstated to good standing as an Honors Student.
What is cumulative G.P.A.?
300
Whereas an undergraduate thesis is optional for Dean's Honors Scholars, it is mandatory for Presidential Honors Scholars unless you complete an approved semester of _____.
What is study abroad?
300
By registering for a one-hour add-on section, one can receive Honors credit by registering this type of course--one that would typically be considered a non-Honors course.
What is an add-on course?
300
This one-hour class is not held every semester, but when provided, it allows students to have a different kind of class experience that is almost entirely discussion. Typical leaders of this course include the Honors College Dean, university presidents, etc.
What is Honors Book Club?
300
This journal is the only undergraduate research journal in West Virginia. Students are encouraged to submit research for consideration for a new edition is published each year.
What is Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review (MURR)?
400
This Honors Blog, titled _________, is a website at which one can find information about classes, registration, & on and off-campus events.
What is Honors Speak?
400
16 Honors credit hours, 9 of which at the 300 & 400 level in the student’s major are required for _____ Honors Scholars, whereas 25 Honors credit hours, 6 of which at the 300 & 400 level are required for _____Honors Scholars.
What is Dean's; Presidential? (In that order)
400
To receive this type of Honors credit, one must register to work with an Honors faculty member over the summer. This course does not meet in person, therefore it is a good option for those students who return home during the summer months.
What are Summer Guided Readings?
400
This program utilizes "co-mentors," Honors College students who are required to take a course in the spring semester prior to instructing in the Fall.
What is the Co-Mentoring Program?
400
This program works with students to assist them in applying for prestigious, nationally competitive scholarships like the Rhodes, Truman, Goldwater, and Marshall.
What is the Advanced Academic Scholarship Preparation & Intellectual Resources Exposure Office (ASPIRE)?
500
This social media website, often used by college students, is utilized by the Honors College as means by which to reach students of the Honors College.
What is Facebook; Twitter; MySpace; or YouTube?
500
At graduation, students will have completed an e-portfolio, which should consist of several pieces of information, three of which being their reflections, tentative degree plan, and _____.
What is a resume?
500
After applying and being approved to complete this type of Honors credit, one must blog about the experience or keep a journal and write a reflection.
What is studying abroad?
500
The Honors College strongly encourages getting involved in this way, as it is a way to also receive Honors credit.
What is Studying Abroad?
500
This award is presented annually to a graduating Honors Student for outstanding research contributions in the humanities or social sciences that have culminated in the production of an exceptional thesis.
What is the Thesis Award?
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