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[[Image:Mcalister-hall.JPG|thumb|300px|McAlister Hall, home of the Honors College. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | [[Image:Mcalister-hall.JPG|thumb|300px|McAlister Hall, home of the Honors College. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | ||
[[Image:Farris-honors-hall.jpg|thumb|300px|Farris Honors Residence Hall. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | [[Image:Farris-honors-hall.jpg|thumb|300px|Farris Honors Residence Hall. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | ||
| − | The '''UCA Honors Student Handbook''' | + | The '''UCA Honors Student Handbook''' is designed to provide you with important information regarding [[UCA Honors College|Honors College]] policies and procedures, your responsibilities as an Honors scholar-citizen, and [[UCA]] services and facilities available to you. |
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| + | Please read the contents of this handbook carefully. This is one of the many channels of communication we maintain to create an enjoyable and productive living and learning community. Should you need further explanation of the items covered, contact us in the Honors College Main Office ([[McAlister Hall]] 306). | ||
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| + | The contents of this handbook are presented for information purposes only. The Honors College reserves the right to change, suspend, or cancel the policies, procedures, and benefits discussed in this handbook. Additionally, particular situations may be governed by specific provisions of a policy or procedure established by the university. | ||
====[[UCA Honors College Faculty and Staff|Honors Faculty and Staff]]==== | ====[[UCA Honors College Faculty and Staff|Honors Faculty and Staff]]==== | ||
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====[[UCA Honors College Academic Calendar|Honors Academic Calendar]]==== | ====[[UCA Honors College Academic Calendar|Honors Academic Calendar]]==== | ||
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| − | ==== | + | ====Criteria for Continuation in the Program ("Good Standing")==== |
| − | * | + | *[[Course and Credit Requirements]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Grade Point Average for Retention]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Semester Audits ("Grade Review")]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Withdrawing from the Program]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Procedures for Student Dismissal]] |
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*[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=prospect_scholarships Scholarships FAQ] | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=prospect_scholarships Scholarships FAQ] | ||
| − | * | + | *[[Honors Scholarships]] |
| − | + | *[[Criteria for Scholarship Renewal]] | |
| − | + | *[[Academic Integrity & Misconduct]] | |
| − | + | *[[Retaking Honors Classes]] | |
| − | + | *[[Student Contact Information & Policies]] | |
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| − | *Academic Integrity & Misconduct | ||
| − | *Retaking Honors Classes | ||
| − | *Student Contact Information & Policies | ||
====UCA Honors Philosophy==== | ====UCA Honors Philosophy==== | ||
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*[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/showthread.php?t=72997&garpg=2#content_start The Challenge] | *[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/showthread.php?t=72997&garpg=2#content_start The Challenge] | ||
*[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/showthread.php?t=72997&garpg=3#content_start Reflections on Student Responses to ''The Lively Experiment'' and ''The Challenge''] | *[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/showthread.php?t=72997&garpg=3#content_start Reflections on Student Responses to ''The Lively Experiment'' and ''The Challenge''] | ||
| − | *Honors College History | + | *[[UCA Honors College#History_of_the_Honors_College|Honors College History]] |
| − | *Honors College Statistics | + | *[[Honors College Statistics]] |
*[http://www.nchchonors.org/basichonorscollegecharacteristics.shtml Basic Characteristics of an Honors College] | *[http://www.nchchonors.org/basichonorscollegecharacteristics.shtml Basic Characteristics of an Honors College] | ||
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*[http://www.srhconline.org/hcol/showthread.php?t=7 What to Expect in an Honors Course ("Basic Characteristics")] | *[http://www.srhconline.org/hcol/showthread.php?t=7 What to Expect in an Honors Course ("Basic Characteristics")] | ||
| + | *[http://uca.edu/ubulletin/03/30902.php Description of UCA Honors College in Undergraduate Bulletin] | ||
*[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=prospect_curriculum The Honors Program] | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=prospect_curriculum The Honors Program] | ||
*[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=prospect_curriculum The Honors College] | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=prospect_curriculum The Honors College] | ||
| − | *Independent Study Courses | + | *[[Independent Study Courses]] |
| − | *Special Topics Courses | + | *[[Special Topics Courses]] |
| − | *Service Learning | + | *[[Service Learning]] |
*[https://honors.uca.edu/hcis3/public/Courses.php Honors College Class Descriptions, 2001-present] | *[https://honors.uca.edu/hcis3/public/Courses.php Honors College Class Descriptions, 2001-present] | ||
| − | *Class Registration Policies & Deadlines | + | *[[Class Registration Policies & Deadlines]] |
| − | *Course Evaluations | + | *[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/hcp/evalList.php Honors Course Evaluations] |
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| + | ====Honors Theses==== | ||
| + | *[[Thesis Submission Procedures]] | ||
| + | *[[Torreyson Library Thesis Archive]] | ||
====Honors Student Resources==== | ====Honors Student Resources==== | ||
| − | *Honors Advising | + | *[[Honors Advising]] |
*Honors Co-curricular Activities | *Honors Co-curricular Activities | ||
| − | **Challenge Week | + | **[http://honors.uca.edu/ChallengeWeek/ Challenge Week] |
| − | **High Tables | + | **[[High Tables]] |
**[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_soapboxes Soapboxes] | **[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_soapboxes Soapboxes] | ||
| − | **Contemporary Foreign Cinema Series | + | **[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_free_school Contemporary Foreign Cinema Series] |
| − | **Free School | + | **[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_free_school Free School] |
*Honors Student Organizations & Leadership Groups | *Honors Student Organizations & Leadership Groups | ||
**[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_honors_council Honors Council] | **[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_honors_council Honors Council] | ||
**[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_ambassador_program Ambassadors] | **[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_ambassador_program Ambassadors] | ||
**[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_mentor_program Mentors] | **[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_mentor_program Mentors] | ||
| − | **Pedagogical Associates | + | **[[Pedagogical Associates]] |
| − | *Travel Abroad Grants | + | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_tag_urge Travel Abroad Grants] (TAG) |
| − | *Undergraduate Research Grants | + | **[https://honors.uca.edu/hcis3/TUApply.php TAG application form] |
| − | *Student Undergraduate Research | + | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_tag_urge Undergraduate Research Grants] (URGE) |
| − | *Internships | + | **[https://honors.uca.edu/hcis3/TUApply.php URGE application form] |
| − | *Regional and National Honors Conferences | + | *[http://www.adhe.edu/divisions/financialaid/Pages/fa_surf.aspx Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship] (SURF) |
| − | *National Scholarships & Fellowships | + | *[[Internships]] |
| − | *Undergraduate Publication Opportunities | + | *[[Regional and National Honors Conferences]] |
| − | *Honors College Alumni | + | **[http://www.srhconline.org/ Southern Regional Honors Council] |
| + | **[http://www.nchchonors.org/ National Collegiate Honors Council] | ||
| + | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=academics_national_scholarships National Scholarships & Fellowships] | ||
| + | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=academics_national_scholarships Undergraduate Publication Opportunities] | ||
| + | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=alumni_main Honors College Alumni Association] | ||
====Campus Resources==== | ====Campus Resources==== | ||
| − | *Academic Advising Center | + | *[http://www.uca.edu/advising/ Academic Advising Center] |
| − | *Counseling Services | + | *[http://www.uca.edu/counseling/ Counseling Services] |
| − | *Financial Aid & Stacking | + | *[http://www.uca.edu/financialaid/ Financial Aid] |
| − | *Student Health | + | *[http://www.adhe.edu/divisions/financialaid/Pages/fa_programs.aspx ADHE Financial Aid Programs & Stacking Policy] |
| + | *[http://www.uca.edu/studenthealth/ Student Health Clinic] | ||
====Living & Learning Facilities==== | ====Living & Learning Facilities==== | ||
| + | *[[The Honors Center in McAlister Hall]] | ||
*[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_main Farris Hall Residential Learning Community] | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_main Farris Hall Residential Learning Community] | ||
| − | *Housing Policies | + | *[[Housing Policies]] |
| − | *Glenda Middleton Forum | + | *[[Glenda Middleton Forum]] |
| − | *Farris Presentation Room | + | *[[Farris Presentation Room]] |
| − | *Honors Faculty Office in Farris Hall | + | *[[Honors Faculty Office in Farris Hall]] |
*[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=academics_ethnography_lab Ethnography Lab] | *[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=academics_ethnography_lab Ethnography Lab] | ||
====Honors Social Media==== | ====Honors Social Media==== | ||
| − | *Honors College Online | + | *Honors College Online (HCOL) |
**[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=prospect_main Honors Web Portal] | **[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=prospect_main Honors Web Portal] | ||
**[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Discussion Forums] | **[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Discussion Forums] | ||
**[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/forumdisplay.php?f=120 Virtual Classrooms] | **[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/forumdisplay.php?f=120 Virtual Classrooms] | ||
| − | **[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/forumdisplay.php?f=288 Honors Online Articles (including Senior Theses)] | + | **[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/forumdisplay.php?f=288 Honors Online Articles] (including Senior Honors Theses) |
| + | **[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/memberlist.php HCOL Members List] | ||
| + | **[http://honors.uca.edu/index.php?page=learning_moderators HCOL Moderators] | ||
| + | **[http://honors.uca.edu/hcol/faq.php?faq=forum_rules HCOL Terms of Service] | ||
| + | **[https://honors.uca.edu/hcis/preReg.php HCOL Registration for New Members] | ||
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/UCA-Honors-College/109267032425584#!/groups/2202670792/ Honors College on Facebook] | *[http://www.facebook.com/pages/UCA-Honors-College/109267032425584#!/groups/2202670792/ Honors College on Facebook] | ||
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/UCA-Honors-College/109267032425584#!/groups/50223522546/ Honors Alumni Association on Facebook] | *[http://www.facebook.com/pages/UCA-Honors-College/109267032425584#!/groups/50223522546/ Honors Alumni Association on Facebook] | ||
| − | *[https://twitter.com/#!/ucahonors Twitter] | + | *[https://twitter.com/#!/ucahonors UCA Honors on Twitter] |
| − | *[http://www.youtube.com/user/ucahonors YouTube] | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/user/ucahonors UCA Honors on YouTube] |
====Admission to the Honors College==== | ====Admission to the Honors College==== | ||
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*[http://uca.edu/orientation/welcome-week/ Honors Summer S.O.A.R.] | *[http://uca.edu/orientation/welcome-week/ Honors Summer S.O.A.R.] | ||
*[http://uca.edu/orientation/welcome-week/ Welcome Week] | *[http://uca.edu/orientation/welcome-week/ Welcome Week] | ||
| − | *Honors Participation Fees | + | *[[Honors Participation Fees]] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:02, 24 August 2011
The UCA Honors Student Handbook is designed to provide you with important information regarding Honors College policies and procedures, your responsibilities as an Honors scholar-citizen, and UCA services and facilities available to you.
Please read the contents of this handbook carefully. This is one of the many channels of communication we maintain to create an enjoyable and productive living and learning community. Should you need further explanation of the items covered, contact us in the Honors College Main Office (McAlister Hall 306).
The contents of this handbook are presented for information purposes only. The Honors College reserves the right to change, suspend, or cancel the policies, procedures, and benefits discussed in this handbook. Additionally, particular situations may be governed by specific provisions of a policy or procedure established by the university.
Contents
- 1 Honors Faculty and Staff
- 2 Honors Academic Calendar
- 3 Four Year Checklist
- 4 Criteria for Continuation in the Program ("Good Standing")
- 5 Honors Student Privileges and Responsibilities
- 6 UCA Honors Philosophy
- 7 Honors College Curriculum
- 8 Honors Theses
- 9 Honors Student Resources
- 10 Campus Resources
- 11 Living & Learning Facilities
- 12 Honors Social Media
- 13 Admission to the Honors College
- 14 References
- 15 External links
Honors Faculty and Staff
Honors Academic Calendar
Four Year Checklist
Criteria for Continuation in the Program ("Good Standing")
- Course and Credit Requirements
- Grade Point Average for Retention
- Semester Audits ("Grade Review")
- Withdrawing from the Program
- Procedures for Student Dismissal
- Exit Interviews
Honors Student Privileges and Responsibilities
- Scholarships FAQ
- Honors Scholarships
- Criteria for Scholarship Renewal
- Academic Integrity & Misconduct
- Retaking Honors Classes
- Student Contact Information & Policies
UCA Honors Philosophy
- What is Honors Interdisciplinary Studies?
- Mission Statement and Objectives
- Developmental Learning Statement
- The Lively Experiment
- The Challenge
- Reflections on Student Responses to The Lively Experiment and The Challenge
- Honors College History
- Honors College Statistics
- Basic Characteristics of an Honors College
Honors College Curriculum
- What to Expect in an Honors Course ("Basic Characteristics")
- Description of UCA Honors College in Undergraduate Bulletin
- The Honors Program
- The Honors College
- Independent Study Courses
- Special Topics Courses
- Service Learning
- Honors College Class Descriptions, 2001-present
- Class Registration Policies & Deadlines
- Honors Course Evaluations
Honors Theses
Honors Student Resources
- Honors Advising
- Honors Co-curricular Activities
- Honors Student Organizations & Leadership Groups
- Travel Abroad Grants (TAG)
- Undergraduate Research Grants (URGE)
- Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- Internships
- Regional and National Honors Conferences
- National Scholarships & Fellowships
- Undergraduate Publication Opportunities
- Honors College Alumni Association
Campus Resources
- Academic Advising Center
- Counseling Services
- Financial Aid
- ADHE Financial Aid Programs & Stacking Policy
- Student Health Clinic
Living & Learning Facilities
- The Honors Center in McAlister Hall
- Farris Hall Residential Learning Community
- Housing Policies
- Glenda Middleton Forum
- Farris Presentation Room
- Honors Faculty Office in Farris Hall
- Ethnography Lab
Honors Social Media
- Honors College Online (HCOL)
- Honors Web Portal
- Discussion Forums
- Virtual Classrooms
- Honors Online Articles (including Senior Honors Theses)
- HCOL Members List
- HCOL Moderators
- HCOL Terms of Service
- HCOL Registration for New Members
- Honors College on Facebook
- Honors Alumni Association on Facebook
- UCA Honors on Twitter
- UCA Honors on YouTube
Admission to the Honors College
- Admissions Qualifications
- Admissions Procedures
- Recruitment, Inform & Interview
- Honors Summer S.O.A.R.
- Welcome Week
- Honors Participation Fees
