The University Honors Program

Academic Advising Training Sept 17

What is it? A learning community for

high ability students Academic component Residence component

Approximately 1500 students at present 74% are Track 1; 26% Track 2

Students• 1502 total

7% of CSU undergraduates Profile of 2012 Honors freshmen (365 students)

69% female 64% Colorado residents; non-residents from 36 states Average high school GPA: 4.1 (3.59 for all Freshmen) Average high school ACT: 30 (24.7 for all Freshmen) Average high school SAT: 1314 (1142 for all Freshmen) 318 Track 1 and 47 Track 2 students

>95% retention rate to sophomore year

Honors enrollment by collegeAgricultural Sciences: 85 (6%)

Applied Human Sciences: 131 (9%)

Business: 176 (12%)

Engineering: 233 (15%)

Liberal Arts: 227 (15%)

Natural Resources: 67 (4%)

Natural Sciences: 358 (24%)

CVMBS: 192 (13%)

Undeclared: 33 (2%)

The academic component

Flexible curriculum

Two options, to accommodate high achieving students in all majors Track 1: students take Honors

seminars which satisfy most AUCC core categories

Track 2: students do the regular core, take upper division courses in their major

Track 1

Curriculum

Track 1: University Honors Scholar(23 credits)

HONR 192, Honors First Year Seminar (4 credits)

HONR 193, Honors Seminar (3 credits)

HONR 392, Honors Seminar (3 credits) HONR 492, Honors Senior Seminar (3 credits)

Honors course in the major (200 or 300 level) (3 credits)

Honors course in the major (300 or 400 level) (3 credits)

HONR 399, Honors Pre-Thesis (1 credit)

HONR 499, Senior Honors Thesis (3 credits)All-University Core Curriculum

Category Requirements(18 credits)

Intermediate Writing (1A)

Arts/Humanities (3 cr) (3B)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3C)

Historical Perspectives (3D)

Global and Cultural Awareness (3E)

Major Requirements(9 credits)

200 or 300 level course in the major

300 or 400 level course in the major

HONR 399 and HONR 499

Electives

(1 credit)

Fulfills

In other words.. The Honors Core for Track 1

satisfies all AUCC requirements EXCEPT Math Science Add’l Communications 3 cr of Arts/Humanities

Discipline Honors Scholar (Track 2)

Students satisfy regular AUCC core requirement in each category

Students meet Honors requirements by completing 12 upper division courses in the major

Freshmen take 1-credit Honors seminar (IU193H)

Also requires a 1-credit pre-thesis and 3-credit thesis class in the major

Students can enter Track 2 after freshman year

Track 2 Curriculum

Track 2: Discipline Honors Scholar IU 193H, Freshman Seminar (Honors) 1 credit

3-4 Honors courses in the major/discipline 12 credits

HONR 399, Honors Pre-Thesis 1 credit

HONR 499, Senior Honors Thesis 3 credits FulfillsElectives

(2 credits)Major

Requirements(15 credits)

Comparing Track 1 & 2Track 1: University Honors Scholar (23 credits)

HONR 192. Honors freshman seminar (4 credits) HONR 193. Honors Seminar (3 credits) Honors course in the major (200 or 300 level) (3 credits)

Honors course in the major (300 or 400 level) (3 credits)HONR 392. Honors Junior seminar (3 credits)HONR 492. Honors Senior seminar (3 credits)

HONR 399. Honors Pre-Thesis (1 credit) HONR 499. Senior Honors Thesis (3 credits)

Track 2: Discipline Honors Scholar (17 credits)

IU 193H, Freshman Seminar (Honors) (1 credit)

3-4 Honors courses in the major/discipline (300-400 level) (12 credits)

HONR 399. Honors Pre-Thesis (1 credit)

HONR 499. Senior Honors Thesis (3 credits)

Honors Residential Learning Communities

Three residence options: Academic Village – Honors and Aspen Edwards Hall

Admission to Honors New Freshmen

Auto admit: (137+ index) 4.0 GPA, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT math & verbal

Invites: (127-136 index) 4.0 GPA, 27 ACT, 1200 SAT

Transfers and CSU students:3.5+ GPA, major with Tr2 program

More on Track 2 Application is NOT on our website;

hidden URL (contact us) Track 2 applications are screened by

us but department has final approval

Students who are admitted after first semester do NOT receive the honors scholarship

Advising Honors students Honors students are referred to departments for major

advising We track Honors progress and answer general

questions No graduation contracts, but I check each student the

semester before graduation and review DARS GPA requirement:

Before FA11, 3.0 cumulative GPA After FA11, 3.0 at the end of freshman year, then 3.25 There is an appeals process

Meeting requirements Track 1 students must finish

the entire core (seminars, 2 courses in major, thesis) to clear DARS.

If they drop out before they finish (or don’t finish all of it), they get partial credit.

Drop outs (con’t)Student completes:HONR192 onlyHONR192 & 193HONR192,193,392All four seminarsEntire honors core:

4 seminars 2 honors courses in

major thesis

Gets AUCC credit for:An elective1A (CO150)1A, 3B (3 cr)1A, 3B (3 cr), 3C1A, 3B (3 cr), 3C, 3D, 3E

Incompletes in prethesis or thesis

HONR399 (prethesis): Incomplete = U grade

HONR499 (thesis): Incomplete = F after one year Surprise! student cannot graduate with an Incomplete grade

Questions?