Honors Program

The Honors Program is designed for students with excellent

academic performance, broad extracurricular interests and

leadership abilities. Approximately 40 freshmen and firstsemester

sophomores are admitted to the Honors Program

each year. Like all Roanoke College students, Honors students

must pass at least 33 academic units, including at least one

unit of intensive learning, two one-quarter unit physical

education activities (or the equivalent) and a one-quarter unit

co-curricular requirement for a total of 33 3 /4 units or the

equivalent. However, Honors students must complete the

Honors curriculum (described below) in lieu of the Centers

of Distinction curriculum, maintain a 3.2 overall grade point

average, and participate in the Honors Plenary Enrichment

Program each semester they study on campus. Students who

fail to achieve a grade point average of 3.0 in any term will

be evaluated by the Honors Program Director.

The Honors Program substitutes a coordinated sequence of

interdisciplinary courses for a portion of the core

requirements. This sequence of courses includes:

Honors 101 Plenary Enrichment Program

(Satisfies the College co-curricular

requirement) 1 / 4 unit

Honors 102 Plenary Enrichment Program

(After the first year, required each term

the student studies on campus. Graded;

no credit)

Honors 105 The Freshman Experience

Honors 170 Values Practice

Honors 201 The Human Journey I

Honors 202 The Human Journey II

Honors 301 Topics in Honors

(Two units from different divisions)

Honors 411 Contemporary Challenges

Honors 412 Independent Elective/Study Project or

Independent study in the student's major.

One unit

In addition, Honors students are required to complete either

1) three one-unit courses from the mathematical and

laboratory sciences and two units from the social sciences, as

described in Option I below, OR 2) two one-unit courses

from the mathematical sciences, two units from the laboratory

sciences, and one unit from the social sciences, as described in

Option II below. For both options, any one-unit introductory

lab course in biology, chemistry, or physics may count toward

the science requirement; any one-unit introductory course in

anthropology, economics, geography, political science,

psychology, or sociology may count toward the social science

requirement.

OPTION I COURSE REQUIREMENTS

(a) MATH (111 or higher) or STAT course

(b) Intro. Lab Science course

(c) Lab Science in different discipline from (b); or CPSC;

or MATH (111 or higher); or STAT (if STAT course not

taken in (a) above)

(d) Two Social Science courses (different disciplines)

(e) One of HNRS 301 courses must be from the

science division

OPTION II COURSE REQUIREMENTS

(a) MATH (111 or higher) or STAT course

(b) CPSC course; or MATH (111 or higher);

or STAT (if STAT not taken in (a) above)

(c) Two Lab Science courses (different disciplines)

(d) One Social Science course

(e) One of HNRS 301 courses must be from the social

science division

Honors students must also demonstrate proficiency in a

foreign language through the intermediate level. In cases

where a student presents a language at the introductory level

but one which Roanoke College does not offer (Latin, for

example), completion of only one year of a modern foreign

language at Roanoke College will be required. Students must

complete two physical education activities. One of these must

be HHP 160 (Fitness for Life); the other may be a one-quarter

unit course in a different activity or participation in a

varsity sport. A Plenary Enrichment Program of supplemental

activities, a special scholarship, and a distinct recognition on

the diploma and transcript are provided to Honors students.