UCA Honors Student Handbook

McAlister Hall, home of the Honors College. Photo by Phil Frana.

Farris Honors Residence Hall. Photo by Phil Frana.

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.

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

• Academic Eligibility
• Semester Audits ("Grade Review")
• 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

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

• Thesis Submission Procedures
• Torreyson Library Thesis Archive

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 (TAG)
  • TAG application form
• Undergraduate Research Grants (URGE)
  • URGE application form
• Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
• Internships
• Regional and National Honors Conferences
  • Southern Regional Honors Council
  • National Collegiate Honors Council
• 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

External links

• Honors College website