HONORS PROGRAM

610-612 Administration Building
Telephone: (570) 208-5900, ext. 5716

The Honors Program is designed to challenge and meet the needs of the well-motivated or aggressive learner. Courses offered in the program present the student with the opportunity to learn and grow in classes limited to fifteen students, who actively cooperate with the professor in an individualized and discussion-centered approach to learning. Honors courses satisfy core curriculum as well as the requirements for majors in most departments. Each student plans an individual program of studies with the director. Students may enter or leave the program during any one of their four years at the college.

Program Requirements
The Honors Program requires no additional courses beyond the normal course load. To qualify for admission, applicants to the College must be in the first quintile of their graduating class and have an overall SAT score of at least 1100 with a 650 minimum score on the verbal portion. After the first-year, any student with a grade point average no less than 3.00 may apply for admission. Students who maintain a minimum G.P.A. of 3.40 and complete twenty-one (21) credits in Honors - no more than twelve (12) of which are on the Core level - receive an Honors certificate at commencement.

Program Services
The Honors Program provides the following academic services: Interdisciplinary Courses and Seminars; Capstone Seminars; Advanced Independent Study; Course Extension Contracts; Self-Designed Major/Minor Program; Advisement on Fellowships and Scholarships; Washington Center Internships and Seminars; and internships in London and Europe.