Honors at Valencia

Honors at Valencia

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Honors Track

Honors Classes

Honors Tracks

Campus Based

Intensive Honors Experience

Combines Curricular & Co-curricular Experiences

Graduate as a Seneff Honors College Scholar

Honors Classes

More flexibility

Honors version of general education classes

A.A. or A.S. degree

Graduate with Honors Certificate

Honors Tracks

Interdisciplinary Studies (West)

Leadership (Osceola)

Undergraduate Research (East)

Jeffersonian (Winter Park)

Interdisciplinary Studies Track West Campus

The interdisciplinary studies track has a humanities-style, multicultural curriculum that features team-taught courses focusing on a wide range of subject matter – from history to science, from art to philosophy.

* Gordon Rule Humanities

FALL, YEAR 1 IDH1110 (6 credits)ENC1101 + HumanitiesClassical Age

SPRING, YEAR 1 IDH1111 (6 credits)ENC1102 + Natural ScienceClassical Age through the Enlightenment

FALL, YEAR 2 IDH2120 (6 credits)Humanities* + Social ScienceEnlightenment through Modernism

SPRING, YEAR 2 IDH2121 (6 credits)Humanities* + Natural ScienceModernism to the Present

IDH 1112 = Hum + Hum*Each Fall

Interdisciplinary Studies Track

Leadership Track Osceola Campus

The leadership track explores different styles of leadership and encourages students to become agents of change in the college and in the community. The track also includes a strong service component.

SLS2261H – “Honors Leadership Development” (3 credits)

SLS2940H – “Honors Service Learning” (2 credits)

At least two of the following courses (6 credits)SPC1608H – “Honors Fundamentals of Speech” ENC 1101H – “Honors Freshman Composition I” ENC 1102H – “Honors Freshman Composition II” Any Honors Gordon Rule writing course

At least one of the following courses (3 credits)POS2041H – “Honors U.S. Government”INR2002H – “Honors International Politics”AMH2010H – “Honors U.S. History to 1877”AMH2020H – “Honors U.S. History 1877 to Present”SYG 2000H – “Honors Intro to Sociology”PSY2012H – “Honors General Psychology”

Additional honors coursework (9 credits)

Leadership Track Osceola Campus

Undergraduate Research Track East Campus

The undergraduate research track is designed to introduce students to the process and practice of academic research and is especially suited for students who plan to go to graduate or professional school.

Undergraduate Research Track

IDH2911, “Honors Research Process” (2 credits)

Individual Honors Study Plan (12-15 credits)

IDH2912, “Honors Project” (1 credit)

Additional Honors Coursework (6-9 credits)

Jeffersonian Track Winter Park Campus (Fall 2013)

The Jeffersonian Track is designed to provide highly-motivated students a well-rounded general education curriculum with thematically-integrated courses. At Winter Park, the focus is on creating opportunities for students to become active, global citizens.

Jeffersonian Track

SLS1501H, “Honors Seminar” (1 credit)

Thematically-integrated honors courses (12 credits)

Additional Honors Coursework (9 credit)

IDH2028H, “Honors Capstone” (1 credit)

Honors Tracks

Can choose any track

Two-day class commitment on campus

Attend co-curricular activities on campus

Take other classes at any campus

Benefits of Honors Tracks

Scholarships

Early course registration

Use of Honors Resource Centers

Study abroad spring trip

Other co-curricular opportunities

Applying for Honors Track

Apply through Atlas

More detailed process

Letter of recommendation

Writing sample

Eligibility

Decisions in 2-3 weeks

Applying for Honors Track

PRIORITY DEADLINE: March 15

DEADLINE: July 19

Honors Classes Application (no deadline)

Benefits

Smaller classes (average class-size 15 students)

Can take IDH classes

Honors advisors

Graduate with honors distinction

Honors Student Advisory Committee

Start with classes and apply later for track

Enhanced Transfer

Honors-to-honors transfer

Honors-specific transfer scholarships

Phi Theta Kappa

Transfer Fair

Honors on Facebook

www.facebook.com/ValenciaHonors

Questions?

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 407-582-1373