People
Competency Experiences
Honors Courses
Miscellaneous
100

Who is the Honors Program Director?

Leah

100

What are the 3 Honors Program competencies?

Leadership

Research, Scholarly, & Creative Activity

Intercultural Engagement

100

How many honors courses are required to graduate from the Honors Program?

3

100

What GPA are you required to maintain to remain in good academic standing with the honors program?

3.3 cumulative GPA

200

Who is the Honors Program Associate Director and Fellowships Coordinator?

Tim

200

What are the two levels of a competency experience?

Development

Application

200

How many credits is each honors course?

1 credit

200

Other than maintain a specific GPA, what must you do once a year to maintain good standing with the Honors Program?

Schedule and attend your annual honors advising appointment.

300

Who is the Honors Program Office Administrator?

Destiny

300

Identify one possible leadership development experience.

  • Attend 3 Leadership U workshops
  • Attend a Student Leadership Retreat
  • Attend the U-Lead Conference
  • Consistent participation as a general member in a Registered Student Organization
  • Learning Community Member
  • Residence Hall Student Leadership Position
  • Consistent participation in a university-sponsored co-curricular activity
  • Consistent participation in a community-based organization
  • Serve on a student advisory committee
  • Student Athlete Advisory Committee
  • COB Student Executive Team
  • Attend at least 10 MavPass Sessions
  • Henze Ag Innovators Leadership Development Program
300

What is the middle course in the Honors Program curriculum?

HONR 375: Portfolio Development

300

Where is the Honors Lounge located?

Morris Hall 265

400

Who is the Honors Program Associate Director?

Ashley

400

Identify one possible Research, Scholarly, & Creative Activity development experience.

  • Take a Research Methods Course
  • ENG 271W: Technical Communication
  • Work consistently with a librarian on a research project
  • Apply for a research grant through the URC
  • Participate on a Faculty-Led Research Team
  • Participate in RISEBio
  • Complete the Professional Standards Critique Exercise 
  • Participate in the URC Research Apprenticeship Program
  • Participate in a Research-A-Thon
  • Prepare and submit a Fellowship application
  • Join the Emerging Researchers Learning Community
  • Attend at least 3 How to Research Events sponsored by Library and Center for Academic Success
400

What is the final course in the Honors Program curriculum ?

HONR 475: Portfolio Capstone

400

What is one thing that you can do in the Honors Lounge?

- Hang out

- Study

- Grab a coffee, tea, or hot chocolate

- Grab a snack

- Say hi to honors staff and student workers

500

What is the name of the Honors Program mascot?

Ferdi

500

Identify one possible intercultural engagement development level experience.

  • 100 or 200 level language course in Chinese, Dakota, Ojibwe, Spanish, French, German, Norwegian, or Swedish
  • CDIS 205: American Sign Language – Level I
  • CDIS 306: American Sign Language – Level II
  • CDIS 346: Cultural Humility in CDIS
  • GERO 200/200W: Family Dynamics of Aging
  • GWS 440: Feminist Teaching and Learning
  • HONR 499: Climate Change (fall)
  • HONR 499: Artificial Intelligence (spring)
  • HUM 281W: Disability Culture and the Arts
  • HUM 281W: Intro to Medical Humanities
  • HUM 380: Inclusive Education
  • REHB 110W: Sensitivity to Disability
  • WLC 280W: Parallel Worlds: Exploring Cultures and Symbols
  • Attend three culture nights
  • Attend three development-level diversity events as advertised in honors newsletter
  • Pan-African Conference
  • Language Partners Program
500

What do you do in HONR 375 and HONR 475?

Author your competency experience reflections for your portfolio.

500

How many honors experiences do you need for your portfolio?

8