UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2008-09 College of Letters and Science Honors College

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• Admission
• Eligibility for Continuing Enrollment
• Notification of Ineligible Students
• Regaining Honors College Eligibility
• Graduation Requirements
• Course of Study
• Courses: Honors College (HONORS)
• Administration

Housed in the College of Letters and Science, the Honors College is open to qualified undergraduates in all UWM schools and colleges. The college offers seminars and individualized instruction in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences. It is appropriate particularly for students who want more engaged and writing-intensive studies or who are preparing for graduate, law, medical, or professional school.

Students receive the degree designations "Honors" or "Honors with Thesis" on their diplomas and transcripts.

Admission

Undergraduate students working on their first degree may be admitted to the Honors College as freshmen, continuing UWM students, or transfer students. Freshmen are admitted on the basis of their high school record, ACT Composite, and Wisconsin English Placement Test scores. Continuing UWM or transfer students with fewer than 40 credits are eligible if they have at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and have completed the English Composition Competency requirement (English 102 or its equivalent). All new Honors College students must meet with the director, assistant director, or an Honors advisor to discuss eligibility for admission. Application forms and further information are available from the Honors College Office, Garland Hall 302, (414) 229-4658, honorweb@uwm.edu.

Eligibility for Continuing Enrollment

• Prior to junior standing: 3.2 (except for first-semester freshmen; see note)

• Juniors: 3.3

• Seniors: 3.4

Notification of Ineligible Students

At the end of each semester, the Honors College will review students’ academic records to determine whether they meet the criteria for continuation in the program. The Honors College will notify by mail all students who fail to meet these criteria, stating that they no longer are eligible to enroll in Honors classes. If these students already are enrolled in Honors classes for the next semester, they will be dropped administratively.

Regaining Honors College Eligibility

Graduation Requirements

An Honors degree requires 21 honors credits and at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average at graduation. All honors credits count toward the total required for graduation. Students must earn a grade of B- or better to receive honors credit for a course. At least 12 of the 21 honors credits must be earned at UWM, with at least 9 credits in upper-level Honors seminars at UWM.

Course of Study

Honors Seminars. Freshmen and sophomores entering the Honors College must complete Honors 200, earning a grade of B- or better, before taking other honors courses (except for honors calculus, which can be taken concurrently). Following Honors 200, which may be repeated once with change in topic, students with sophomore standing or above may take departmental Honors seminars at 3H credits each.

Advanced Independent Study (maximum of 6H crs.) Any advanced independent study course at the 300 level or above may be used to earn honors credits by following the appropriate guidelines (available in the Honors College office). Most such departmental courses are numbered 699, but any comparable course also may be used, e.g., Honors 685, Chem 599, Sociol 399.

Honors 685 Honors Tutorial (maximum of 6H crs). This is an independent study course offered directly through the Honors College. It may be used instead of a departmental 699 for interdisciplinary topics that do not fit departmental categories or for working with faculty members outside the College of Letters and Science. Honors College guidelines must be followed (available in the Honors College office).

Honors 686 Research in Honors (maximum of 3H crs). Students may earn honors credits for work done as an assistant on a faculty research project by following the appropriate guidelines (available in the Honors College office).

Honors 687 Senior Honors Project (maximum of 6H crs), and Honors 689 Senior Honors Thesis (6H crs). Students may choose to do senior project or senior thesis work under a faculty advisor, usually in the student’s major field of study. Students in fields that emphasize creative or artistic work resulting in a performance, exhibit, or composition may choose to complete a senior project in one semester. A student may complete a senior thesis in one semester (3 crs) only if the thesis is based on substantial research completed in a previous class. More commonly, students will need two semesters (6 crs) to complete the thesis. Successful completion of a Senior Honors Thesis leads to an "Honors with Thesis" degree.

Graduate Courses. Courses at the 700 level and above may be counted toward the Honors College graduation requirements. This option normally is open only to seniors in the program who meet the necessary prerequisites. Permission for an honors student to take a graduate course must be obtained from the instructor of the course, the department chair, the dean of the appropriate school/college, and the Honors College director.

Other Options. A maximum of 9H credits earned at other universities may be applied to the Honors College graduation requirements with the director’s approval. Honors credits also may be earned through approved Study Abroad Programs.

Courses

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Honors College (HONORS)

Administration

Lawrence A. Baldassaro, Director, Ph.D.
Indiana University

Robin Weigert, Assistant Director, B.A.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Web Home Pages:
[ College of Letters and Science ]
[ Honors College ]

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Undergraduate Catalog 2008-09:
Honors College
[ College of Letters and Science ]
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[ Admission | Registration | Financial Information | Academic Information ]
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