2023-24 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Honors College
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Honors College Scholars are a community of learners who prepare for a lifetime of intellectual curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, leadership and service.
Honors College Scholars at Southern Oregon University are admitted following a competitive application process. See https://sou.edu/academics/honors-college/ for details. Honors College Scholars are required to:
- Maintain a 3.25 minimum SOU institutional grade point average and earn a C or better in all Honors College courses.
- Successfully complete all required Honors College courses for a total of 50 total credits, which satisfies all University Studies (general-education) requirements, and counts toward the 180 credits required to graduate.
- Participate in all required Honors College co-curricular “Essential Events,” which are designated in advance as mandatory.
- Provide voluntary service to the university and/or community twice a year. A total of 8 volunteer activities are required for graduation.
- Freshmen and Sophomores must attend a minimum of three Explore and Reflect” activities and/or events and submit a critical reflection of all three each term during their first two years in the Honors College. A total of 18 are required for graduation.
- Successfully complete two “Take the Lead Projects.” The “Take the Lead Projects” require a formal proposal, culminating reflection, and prior approval from the Honors College Director.
- Successfully complete one “Substantive Educational Experience,” which may include but is not limited to a community partner mentor-internship sequence, an internship or practicum, student teaching, a service-learning project, study abroad or study away, or National Student Exchange experience. The substantive supplemental educational experience requires a formal proposal, documentation of hours and effort, culminating reflection, and prior approval from the Honors College Director.
For more information about the Honors College, see the Honors College website http://honorscollege.sou.edu/, or contact the Honors College director by email at honorscollege@sou.edu.
ProgramsCoursesHonors College
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