The Baldwin-Wallace College Honors Program exists to assist students of outstanding promise who hope to make meaningful contributions to society through professional careers and public service. The Honors Program promotes academic excellence, engages students in the development of ethical global perspectives, promotes civic involvement and encourages leadership development. Eligible incoming students are invited to apply for admission to the Honors Program. Current students may apply for consideration as rising sophomores.
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The Honors Program |
Computer Code: HON | |
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Minimum credit required: 24 (plus prerequisites as indicated) | ||
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Required Courses |
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ENG 131H |
Honors Workshop in Exposition and Argument |
3 credits |
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LAS 200H |
Enduring Questions in an Intercultural World |
3 credits |
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MTH 140 |
Precalculus Mathematics |
4 credits1 |
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FRN 202, GER 202 or SPN 202 |
Intermediate French, German, or Spanish |
4 credits1 |
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HON 499 or Thesis in major or minor (Honors Thesis) |
3 - 4 credits
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Elective Courses (total of at least 15 credits) |
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All courses with an HON prefix (topic may not be repeated, but course number may with the exception of HON 151 & 152I which are not repeatable).2 |
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Any college core course with an “H” after the course number (examples: |
3 - 4 credits | |
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Honors in Leadership: LDR 201H, LDR 202H3 |
3 credits | |
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Honors Option4 |
3 - 4 credits | |
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400 Level Courses5 |
3 - 4 credits | |
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Faculty Student Collaboration (FSC)6 |
3 credits | |
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Internship that fosters civic engagement7 |
1 - 3 credits | |
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Total Honors Program |
24 - 27 credits | |
1 These courses will count towards the Core, but will not count towards the minimum number of Honors credit (24) required by the Honors Program for Honors recognition.
2 Non-Honors Program students of sophomore status or higher and who have obtained at least a 3.5 GPA may elect these courses if space is available.
3 Students will receive additional assignments to satisfy the LDR 201 and 202 prerequisites and receive honors credit by doing designated work that addresses the objectives of the Honors Program.
4 The Honors Option (which requires approval by faculty, department, and the Honors Program Director) will result in an “H” designation for existing 300 and 400 level courses in the major or minor.
5 300 level courses may be considered if approved by the faculty advisor, department or division chair, and the Honors Program Director.
6 These courses facilitate the engagement of students and faculty in the deep learning required for the creation, practice, and sharing of knowledge or works in their area of professional study. Enrollment in the course is competitive and requires that collaborating students and faculty submit a project proposal. See FSC Program, Section II.
7 With the permission of the student’s academic advisor, internship academic supervisor, and the Honors Program Director, Honors students can apply internship credit in any field towards the Honors Program if the internship meets at least two of the Honors Program goals, one of which has to be “to foster civic involvement.”
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Honors Program Courses (Open to invited freshmen only): |
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ENG 131H (3 credits): Open only to students formally accepted into the Honors Program starting fall 2008. This course is a common experience for all Honors students. Assignments in writing expository and argumentative prose with particular emphasis on content development. |
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LAS 200H (3 credits): Open only to students formally accepted into the Honors Program starting fall 2008. This course is a common experience for all Honors students. It investigates cultural differences and explores the influence of culture upon human values and perceptions. Students will read influential texts from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Honors students will also participate in a course-related study tour, a service learning project, or a scientific investigation. |
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HON 151/152I (4 credits): This course, Enduring Ideas will access a body of knowledge and establish a mode of inquiry that centers on important ideas, and how they have evolved over time. These courses will use examples from “great works” to address fundamental questions of humanity. Can the world be made a better place by human reason? What does it mean to be a citizen? What is justice? What role does violence play in our society? What modes of inquiry do we use to discover knowledge, and how do they differ across disciplines? These are illustrative; many other ideas may be examined in these courses. |
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HON 200 (4 credits): HON 200 is team-taught by two professors from the perspective of at least two core divisions (Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences). The themes range from the narrow to the broad. This interdisciplinary approach is intended to help the student understand how different disciplines address current problems, how thinking has evolved, and how to integrate modes of thinking across disciplines. |
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HON 250 (4 credits): Special Topics courses regularly offered (Problem Solving, Portraits of the Artist) |
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HON 259/359/459 Faculty Student Collaboration (3 credits): Through the FSC courses Baldwin-Wallace College encourages and supports faculty-student collaborators as they tackle the inquiry-based, unscripted problems typical of research, scholarship and other creative endeavors. These courses facilitate the engagement of students and faculty in the deep learning required for the creation, practice, and sharing of knowledge or works in their area of professional study. Enrollment in the course is competitive and requires that collaborating students and faculty submit a project proposal. See FSC Program, Section II. |
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LDR 201H Leadership Studies (3 credits): Timeless leadership questions are examined using an interdisciplinary perspective. Emphasis is placed on using leadership theory to inform practice. Student will receive additional assignments to satisfy the LDR 201 prerequisites, and will receive honors credit by doing additional work that addresses the objectives of the Honors Program. |
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LDR 202H Leadership in Honors (3 credits): Students may elect to take the second course in the sequence of the David Brain Leadership Program, entitled “contemporary Leadership Problems.” Students will receive additional assignments to satisfy the LDR 202 prerequisites, and will receive honors credit by doing additional work that addresses the objectives of the Honors Program. |
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HON 499 Honors Thesis (3-4 credits): This Honors Program elective, 3 – 4 credits, will be offered on an independent study basis. It is suggested that students take this in the junior or senior year. The thesis should address broad academic questions on themes relevant to Honors Program objectives. The thesis has three readers. The topic must be approved by the Director of the Honors Program. |
Admission into the Honors Program: There are two ways a student can participate in the Honors Program: (1) an entering student who meets criteria for candidacy will receive an invitation to apply to the Honors Program. These criteria include superior high school graduation rank, high SAT or ACT scores, and other criteria relevant to academic performance. (2) Rising Sophomore Admission. Consideration will be given to students upon completion of a full time freshman year (minimum 24 credits). Interested students may apply through the Honors Program office in May of their freshman year. Students selected to participate will receive special orientation information.
Honors Recognition: All courses in the Honors Program must be taken for a letter grade, A+ through F; they may not be taken on an S/U basis. Students who successfully complete the required Honors courses with an average of at least 3.5 in those courses will, upon graduation, receive appropriate recognition on their transcripts. Students will also be awarded the Baldwin-Wallace College Honors Program medallion to be worn at graduation.
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