University Honors

Dr. Ellen J. Jenkins, Director Witherspoon Hall, Room 267 (479) 968-0456 Jan.Jenkins@mail.atu.edu

The University Honors Program at Arkansas Tech University is designed to provide an enriched intellectual experience for students of outstanding educational talents and leadership potential. At Arkansas Tech University, the Honors student will benefit from opportunities to interact with other highly-motivated students and outstanding professors in the challenging atmosphere of small, innovative Honors classes specially designed to foster rational enquiry, critical thinking, and analytical skills.

Application to University Honors should be made as early as possible during the senior year of the high school student. Honors students are selected through an application process which includes a written essay and personal interviews on our campus. To be eligible for University Honors, the high school student must have a minimum ACT Composite score of 28 and a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Students in the honors program take special sections of General Education courses in their freshman and sophomore years, followed by participation as peer mentors during the junior year. The senior year requires completion of the Senior Honors Project, as well as presentation of project results at an annual Senior Honors Symposium.

Students selected for the University Honors program receive excellent scholarships as well as such privileges as preferred preregistration, opportunities for individual directed study with Tech professors, and special recognition at commencement. The prescribed curriculum for the University Honors program is provided below.

HONORS CURRICULUM
Freshman Year
Fall Semester:	HONR1001 Freshman Honors Seminar	1 hour
	ENGL1043 Honors Composition I	3 hours
	HIST1503 World Civilization I (H01) OR HIST1513 World Civilization II (H01) OR HIST2003 US History to 1865 (H01) OR HIST2013 US History since 1865 (H01)	3 hours
Spring Semester:	PHSC1013 Introduction to Physical Science (H01) AND PHSC1021 Physical Science Laboratory (H01) OR BIOL1124 Principles of Zoology (H01)	3 hours 1 hour 4 hours
	ENGL1053 Honors Composition II	3 hours
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester:	ECON2003 Principles of Economics I (H01)	3 hours
Spring Semester:	PHIL2003 Introduction to Philosophy (H01) OR ENGL2003 Introduction to World Literature	3 hours
Junior Year
	Write proposal for the Senior Honors Project Mentor an incoming freshman
Senior Year
Fall Semester:	HONR4093 Senior Honors Project	3 hours
Spring Semester:	Honor students will present their Senior Honors Projects at the Senior Honors Symposium.
Total 19 - 23 Hours

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