HONORS PROGRAM

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LVC’s Honors Program is a living-learning experience for a select group of curious, passionate, action-oriented students. It combines specialized academic and outof-class opportunities, including designated Honors courses in the Constellation LVC curriculum that focus on hands-on, immersive learning, and interdisciplinary exploration.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

The minimum academic standards for admission to the program are a high school GPA of 3.500 and rank in the upper 20% of the high school class. While these factors are important, the admission process is holistic, and other factors, including evidence of leadership, interdisciplinary interests, and community service, are strongly considered in admissions decisions.

CURRICULUM

Students in the Honors Program must complete 16 credits of honors coursework, from the following: 1. FYE 111 and 112 courses designated for honors. 2. A COE Synthesis project that relates to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 3. Two Formative Experience courses designated for honors under CTW, IC, and QR. Students may also petition the director to allow a major class to serve as one of these two if an Honors contract is developed; such petitions are dependent on demonstration of scheduling challenges. 4. Two additional Immersive experiences, for a total of four Immersive experiences. 5. Honors thesis options (1–3 credits): a. Honors specific ITG section (3 credits). b. Students enroll in IDS 485H Honors Integrative Experience Independent Learning Lab (1 credit) to link the honors thesis to another experience. 1. Honors thesis may take many forms: academic research, business plan, creative work, or recital/dance projects, but must relate Honors project to UN Sustainable Development goals. 2. Immersive: Students may link their Honors Thesis to an Immersive using the Honors Lab. 3. Course: Students link Honors Lab to an upper level class; if it is a class within their major, the Honors Lab will require them to add interdisciplinary elements Other options for students to meet their 16-credit requirement include the Honors Independent Learning Lab (IDS 280H) and the Honors Book Lab (IDS 281H), as well as Honors contract courses, as mentioned above. Honors contracts are signed at creation and completion by the student and 3-credit course instructor, and approved