As recommended by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC), one of the requirements of an Honors College is that “The curriculum of the fully developed Honors College should constitute at least 20% of a student’s degree program. An Honors thesis or project should be required.”
At SAU, the number of course credits required to graduate varies from 124 to 128 depending upon the major. Honors College students must, in addition, take 24 credit hours (nearly 20%), fulfilled from Honors College classes. Of these, 18 out of 24 credit hours involve general education courses such as English Composition I and II, World History, World Literature I and II, Art Appreciation, Psychology, U.S. History, Philosophy, Environmental Geology, and Honors Seminar. Alhough these are general education courses, separate class arrangements are made for honors students so that the class size becomes small and active discussion is possible. The remaining 6 credit hours depend on the major that a student chooses. They involve the coursework in specific majors like Biology, Psychology, Chemistry and many other subjects. These classes are also mostly conducted separately from general classes for honors students.
Starting from the Spring 2010, an Honors Thesis option will likely be introduced and will be broken down into Honors Thesis I and II .These courses will carry variable credits ranging from 1 to 3 credits depending upon the nature of the thesis. These courses will also help students gain more knowledge and skills about the specific subjects that they cover.
In these ways, the Southern Arkansas University Honors College has met this specific requirement for Honors Colleges of constituting 20% course credit and including an honors thesis in its curriculum. It has also met most of the other requirements for Honors College as described by NCHC.
At SAU, the number of course credits required to graduate varies from 124 to 128 depending upon the major. Honors College students must, in addition, take 24 credit hours (nearly 20%), fulfilled from Honors College classes. Of these, 18 out of 24 credit hours involve general education courses such as English Composition I and II, World History, World Literature I and II, Art Appreciation, Psychology, U.S. History, Philosophy, Environmental Geology, and Honors Seminar. Alhough these are general education courses, separate class arrangements are made for honors students so that the class size becomes small and active discussion is possible. The remaining 6 credit hours depend on the major that a student chooses. They involve the coursework in specific majors like Biology, Psychology, Chemistry and many other subjects. These classes are also mostly conducted separately from general classes for honors students.
Starting from the Spring 2010, an Honors Thesis option will likely be introduced and will be broken down into Honors Thesis I and II .These courses will carry variable credits ranging from 1 to 3 credits depending upon the nature of the thesis. These courses will also help students gain more knowledge and skills about the specific subjects that they cover.
In these ways, the Southern Arkansas University Honors College has met this specific requirement for Honors Colleges of constituting 20% course credit and including an honors thesis in its curriculum. It has also met most of the other requirements for Honors College as described by NCHC.
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