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University Honors
The University Honors track requires that 30 hours of a student's
degree plan be taken for honors credit, distributed as follows:
1. Lower-level course work, 18 hours: options include special
Honors College sections of selected general education courses
(freshman/sophomore University and Degree Core), Honors
Humanities, Honors Seminar in the Arts, and Honors
College Service-Learning.
2. Upper-level course work, 6 hours: students earn honors credit by
contract in courses in the major field.
3. Honors Capstone, 3 hours: students complete research or a
creative project in the major field during the junior or senior year.
4. Honors Colloquia, 3 hours: colloquia are interdisciplinary honors
short courses, earning one semester hour apiece.
A student completing these requirements and attaining a cumulative
GPA of 3.5 will graduate with "University Honors" (as well as cum
laude or other distinctions). This distinction is printed on a certificate
to accompany the student's diploma, and the graduate wears a gold
stole at commencement.
General Honors
The General Honors track requires 21 hours comprised of 18 of
freshman-sophomore honors credit described above, plus 3 hours of
colloquia. A student completing these requirements with a cumulative
GPA of 3.5 will graduate with "General Honors" and receive a
certificate.
Departmental Honors
The Departmental Honors track requires 12 hours at the junior and
senior level: two courses with Honors College contracts, 3 hours of
colloquia and an honors capstone project. A student completing these
requirements with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 will graduate with
"Departmental Honors" and receive a certificate.
Admissions Requirements
Students must be formally admitted to the Honors College before they
can register for Honors classes. Applications are available in the
Honors College office or on the Web. To apply for admission,
freshmen must satisfy the following criteria: (1) have either a high
school grade point average of 3.75 or rank in the top 10 percent of
their high school class; (2) have either an SAT score of at least 1210
(Math and Critical Reading) or an ACT score of at least 27; (3) submit
a satisfactory resume (achievements, awards, offices, etc.); and (4)
submit a satisfactory HC Application Essay. Instructions and the
application are available online at www.acu.edu/honors. Advanced
students (including transfers) need a solid record in their previous
college work. Students whose qualifications are slightly below the
standard may petition to enter the program on probation. These
students should submit a letter describing their grades and other
evidence of high ability and motivation (e.g., special awards
or success in honors courses).
To stay in the Honors College, a student must maintain a cumulative
GPA of 3.2 as a freshman, 3.3 as a sophomore and 3.4 as a junior.
Graduation with Honors College distinction requires a 3.5.
Courses
Freshman and sophomore Honors College credit is available in Honors
Humanities I-II-II, Honors Seminar in the Arts, Honors College
Service Learning, and in selected classes in Bible, communication,
science, and other core curriculum courses.
Freshman and sophomore Honors College classes are limited to 20-25
students (colloquia to 15) and are taught by selected faculty members.
No honors classes are offered in summer school. Students may earn
part of their honors credit through Study Abroad, collaborative
learning (group projects with other honors students), and contract workin selected junior/senior-level courses. Up to 6 hours may be earned
through Honors College Service-Learning (this is honors credit only,not degree credit.) Up to 12 hours credit for honors courses taken at
another school may be counted toward ACU honors requirements.
This transfer of honors credit is assured if ACU has an honors
articulation agreement with the other school. Otherwise, honors credit
will be accepted at the discretion of the ACU honors dean.
A student's first and second Honors Humanities classes (HCOR 221,
222, 223, taken in any order) will count as either history or sophomore
literature. The third counts as history, literature or fine arts.
Junior and senior credit is available by contract in selected courses in
the student's major. To pursue a contract, the Honors College student
attends the class with non-Honors students but does different or
additional work that calls for high ability.
Topics for colloquia are announced yearly. They are open to Honors
College students who have completed at least three semesters of full-
time college study. Colloquia are always interdisciplinary, allowing
students with any major to find a connection. Each colloquium meets
for 15 clock hours on evenings or weekends and earns 1 hour credit. A
colloquium emphasizes reading and discussion, and requires a position
paper from each student. Topics have included Politics, Art and
Society; The Mind and Healing; Christians and Bioethics; The
Problem of Evil; Music and World Culture; and Leonardo da Vinci.
The Honors Capstone is an independent project or internship
completed during the junior or senior year that may earn variable
credit as a guided study or may be combined with a departmental
seminar. The project is directed by a committee of professors and can
be tailored to specific career interests. Capstone projects for particular
degrees or fellowships can usually be counted as Honors Projects.
Course Descriptions
Please see the Course Descriptions section of this catalog (page 185).
Courses offered by the Honors College include those with the
following designation: HCOL, HCOR.
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