Honors Studies at SUNY Ulster

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Are you looking for a rich academic experience that will challenge you and prove how you can excel?

Join the highly motivated students in Honors Studies at SUNY Ulster, who:

enjoy the exhilaration of intellectual challenge as part of a learning community of professors and students
transfer to a wide variety of major colleges and universities that have enthusiasti-cally endorsed the high academic standards and integrity of the program
realize unequaled economic savings in their first two years of college study through SUNY Ulster's low tuition rates and high levels of scholarship support
attend specially structured Honors classes that are kept small to encourage maxi-mum interchange between students and professors

Honors classes feature:

small class size, providing a seminar environment
emphasis on writing, discussion, and student presentations instead of tests
readings of original sources and research articles, where possible, rather than textbooks
enrichment activities outside of class, including field trips, speakers, and cultural and social events

Honors Studies at SUNY Ulster are open to students in all programs who meet the crite-ria for admission. Since most programs require students to complete courses in at least seven out of ten General Education areas, the sequence of Honors courses is based on these requirements.

Each Honors section has a course designation reflected in the student's transcript. Stu-dents who successfully complete all requirements for an Honors degree receive the Honors designation at graduation.

Criteria for Admission

A student may enroll in ENG 171 or ENG 172 by recommendation of the English Department, usually based on the English placement essay. A student will be advised to consider enrolling in other Honors classes if he or she meets one or more of the following criteria:

Early Admissions Students

The student has a high school average of 90 or higher, is eligible for ENG 171, and the results of all placement tests are sufficient to allow the student to take only college-level course work. Under those conditions, the advisor for Early Admissions students may rec-ommend Honors classes.

Incoming Freshmen

The student is a College Scholar and is eligible for ENG 171.
or
The student has a high school average of 90 or higher, is eligible for ENG 171, and the results of all placement tests are sufficient to allow the student to take only college-level course work.
or
The student has an earned G.E.D., is eligible for ENG 171, and the results of all place-ment tests are sufficient to allow the student to take only college-level course work. In addition, there is some evidence, such as a high standardized test score, to suggest that the student shows academic promise.

Continuing and Transfer Students

The student has a distinguished academic record, with a GPA of 3.5 earned in
college-level course work and a grade of B or better in ENG 101 or its
equivalent.

Requirements for Honors Designation at Graduation

In order to receive the Honors designation at graduation, students are required to complete 18 credits of Honors-level courses as follows:

ENG 171 and ENG 172. In the event that a student has already completed ENG 101, only ENG 172 will be required.

HON 281, Honors Theme/Project/Seminar.

Three or four additional Honors courses or Honors sections of existing courses from a variety of offerings in General Education areas: Humanities, American History, Other World Civili-zations, Social Science, Communications, the Arts. A Mathematics course at the level of Math 107 (Calculus I) or higher may be substituted for one of these offerings. A grade of B or better must be achieved in the mathematics course. In addition, a 4-credit university-level Lab Science course may be substituted for one of these offerings. A grade of B or better must be achieved in the Science course.

Students must also fulfill the requirements of their academic programs and earn an overall GPA of 3.5.

For information about Honors Studies, including current course offerings,
contact Admissions at 1-800-724-0833
or email admissions@sunyulster.edu.

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