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====Honors College Curriculum====
 
====Honors College Curriculum====

Revision as of 15:13, 28 July 2011

UCA Student Handbook

Honors Faculty and Staff

Honors Academic Calendar

  • Monday, August 22 - 9:30-10:25 am - Opening Convocation at Reynolds (Donna and Rick)
  • Monday, August 22 - 11:45 am-12:30 pm - Picnic Lunch (optional)
  • Monday, August 22 - 12:30-1:20 pm - Honors Core I Instructors' Meeting
  • Monday, August 22 - 1:30-2:45 pm - Honors College Freshman Large Group Orientation, followed by "Where is Your Self Located" discussion led by Rick (Baum Gallery Lecture Hall)
  • Tuesday, August 23 - 9:30-10:30 am - Department meeting (MAC 303) [Agenda: 2011-12 Academic Year Events]
  • Wednesday, August 24 - 9:00-10:00 am - Faculty Meeting (Goals for 2011-12)
  • Wednesday, August 24 - 5:00-7:00 pm - Rising Scholars Banquet (Brewer-Hegeman)
  • Thursday, August 25 - Classes begin
  • Friday, August 26 - 12:00-12:50 pm - Honors Core I Small Group Sessions
  • Friday, August 26 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Amber Haydar, Kathy Hill & Friends, "What It's Like to Have an Asian Mother"
  • Monday, August 29 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Adam Frank(Middleton Forum)
  • Wednesday, August 31 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Donna Bowman (Middleton Forum)
  • Thursday, September 1 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Allison Wallace (Middleton Forum)
  • Friday, September 2 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Garrett Wright & Friends, "Fosters & Vegemite, or We Ain't No Bloody Melbourners"
  • Wednesday, September 7 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Phil Frana (Middleton Forum)
  • Thursday, September 8 - x-period - Graduation Orientation
  • Thursday, September 8 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Doug Corbitt (Middleton Forum)
  • Friday-Sunday September 9-11 - Freshman Fall Retreat - Winthrop Rockefeller Center
  • Tuesday, September 13 - x-period - Make-up Graduation Orientation
  • Tuesday, September 13 - x-period - Make-up Sophomore Lectures
  • Friday, September 16 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Ashton Wills, "Theology of the Body" & Sara Bayles, "Free Trade/Liberation Theology: An Intersection of Faith and Justice"
  • Friday, September 23 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Matthew Hankins, Ashley Cooper & Taylor Sutton, "The Art & Science of Star Trek"
  • Thursday, September 29 - TAG/URGE Orientation Session
  • Friday, September 30 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Melissa Beltran, "DIY Culture" & Michael J. Hinds, "What Did You Say? An Introduction to Group Theory and Encryption"
  • Friday, October 7 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Ron Walter, "24 Lies Per Second: The Films of Michael Haneke" & Kim Risi, "Conceptualizing a Film ('The Man on the Moon')"
  • Friday, October 14 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Patrick Russell and Michael J. Hinds, "Our National Parks: America's Greatest Idea"
  • Friday, October 28 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Brittany Edwardes and Danny Keil, "An Ancient Monarchy and Shopping Malls: The Fabrication of the Status Quo in Thailand"
  • Friday, November 4 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Hannah Marks, "Disabled in the Dominican Republic" & a Special Performance on the Flute by Leanne Hampton
  • Friday, November 11 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Cathrine Schwader, "Rwanda: A Society of Transformations"
  • Friday, November 18 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Ron Walter, "Why It's Okay to Steal Music and Movies Online: An Artist's Defense"
  • Friday, December 2 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Brittany Edwardes, "Globalism and Literature: The Production of Understanding or Stereotypes?"
  • Friday, December 9 - 3:00-5:00 pm - Artificial Other Pecha Kucha
  • Friday, December 16 - Senior Thesis and Banquet Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
  • Friday, January 20 - Freshman Lock-In (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
  • Saturday, February 11 - Sophomore Lectures (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
  • Monday, February 20 - Inform & Interview Days (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
  • Friday, March 2 - Inform & Interview Days (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
  • Monday, March 12 - Inform & Interview Days (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
  • Friday, May 4 - Senior Thesis and Banquet Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)

Student Timeline

  • Information for First-Year Students
  • Information for Second-Year Students
    • Minor Degree Requirements
    • Sophomore Lectures

Criteria for Continuation in the Program ("Good Standing")

  • Semester Audits ("Grade Review")
  • Scholarships (nothing on page linked)
  • Scholarships FAQ
  • Withdrawal from the Program
  • Dismissal
  • Exit Interviews

Expectations of All Honors Students

  • Academic Eligibility
  • Course and Credit Requirements
  • Academic Integrity & Misconduct
  • Retaking Honors Classes
  • Student Contact Information & Policies

Honors Philosophy

Honors College Curriculum

  • What to Expect in an Honors Course ("Basic Characteristics")
  • The Honors Program
  • The Honors College
  • Independent Study Courses
  • Special Topics Courses
  • Service Learning
  • Honors College Class Descriptions, 2001-present
  • Class Registration Policies & Deadlines
  • Course Evaluations

Honors Student Resources

  • Honors Advising
  • Honors Co-curricular Activities
    • Challenge Week
    • High Tables
    • Soapboxes
    • Contemporary Foreign Cinema Series
    • Free School
  • Honors Student Organizations & Leadership Groups
    • Honors Council
    • Ambassadors
    • Mentors
    • Pedagogical Associates
  • Travel Abroad Grants
  • Undergraduate Research Grants
  • Student Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF)
  • Internships
  • Regional and National Honors Conferences
  • National Scholarships & Fellowships
  • Undergraduate Publication Opportunities
  • Honors College Alumni Chapter

Campus Resources

  • Academic Advising Center
  • Counseling Services
  • Financial Aid & Stacking Policies
  • Student Health Center

Living & Learning Facilities

  • Farris Hall Residential Learning Community
  • Housing Policies
  • Glenda Middleton Forum
  • Farris Presentation Hall
  • Honors Faculty Office in Farris Hall
  • Ethnography Lab

Honors Social Media

  • Honors College Online
    • Honors Web Portal
    • Discussion Forums
    • Virtual Classrooms
    • Senior Honors Theses Online
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Admission to the Honors College

  • Admissions Qualifications
  • Admissions Procedures
  • Recruitment, Inform & Interview
  • Summer S.O.A.R.
  • Welcome Week
  • Participation Fees
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