Anderson University

Anderson University Honors

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Anderson University invites students with strong academic backgrounds, including above average grades in college preparatory classes and scores on the SAT or ACT examinations, to participate in the Honors Program. Any new applicant or current freshman may apply to be admitted to the Program. Applications are considered throughout the year, but students are admitted only at the beginning of each semester. Each applicant for the Honors Program will be reviewed individually. The Honors Program brochure and application can be requested from the Honors Program Secretary (231-2150).

The Honors Program consists of a unique honors general education curriculum, an honors service project, the honors thesis option, exciting extra-curricular activities, and the opportunity for graduation with honors. The honors general education curriculum consists primarily of the Honors Interdisciplinary Colloquium, the Honors Service Project, and the Honors Thesis option. Students are expected to take at least one Honors course per semester. Juniors and seniors are required to complete the Honors Service Project each semester. Students enrolled in the Honors Program must fulfill the General Education requirements for the degree program in which they are enrolled, and those requirements are the same as those for students who are not enrolled in the Honors Program. The only difference for Honors Programs students is that they may fulfill more than one General Education requirement through a single course by successfully completing the Honors Interdisciplinary Colloquium. Honors students need to be aware, however, that the Interdisciplinary Colloquium may not be substituted for a specific General Education course required by their major.

See the course descriptions for the Interdisciplinary Colloquium in our
AU ONLINE CATALOG (HON 101, 201, 301, 401) for more information. The Honors Program also involves extra-curricular activities, such as participation in the National Collegiate Honors Council, field trips, and recreational activities.

Students who complete the Honors Program are eligible for graduation with honors. Participation in the Honors Program will be designated on the student's diploma and recognized at the annual Honors Convocation. Students enrolled in the Honors Program enjoy an experience designed to challenge highly motivated individuals. The curriculum and activities are designed to produce critical thinkers, independent learners, and creative problem solvers. The overall program provides for a solid foundation for the future stages of educational development.

GRADUATION HONORS

Anderson University follows the practice of graduating students with honors and confers three categories of recognition to outstanding students. First, the President's Award is presented to a member of the graduating class who best exemplifies a balance between campus leadership, citizenship, scholastic aptitude, Christian commitment, and concern for fellow students. Second, during the awarding of diplomas, members of the graduating class are named to membership in the Denmark Society, which honors former President Annie Dove Denmark. Students named to this honor represent the highest Anderson University ideal in leadership, campus citizenship, scholarship and Christian character. Finally, students who successfully complete the Honors Program are recognized in the graduation program, and a notation of this achievement appears on the diploma. The graduation program and diploma designate honor graduates of high academic attainment using the following Latin phrases: Cum Laude, 3.50 to 3.74 GPA; Magna Cum Laude, 3.75 to 3.94 GPA; and Summa Cum Laude, 3.95 to 4.00 GPA. Grades in courses numbered 100 or below are not calculated in the determination of eligibility for graduating with honors.

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

Students at Anderson University are eligible for many outstanding awards, based on academic achievement, leadership, personal character, and service to the college and the community. These recognitions include, but are not limited to, the following: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities; Academic Awards in the various Majors; the Denmark Society; the President's Award; Dean's List, and the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities' Student of the Year.