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Mission Statement and Goals

The Honors Program at Alvernia assists students of outstanding intellectual promise and high motivation who are interested in future graduate or professional study and/or seeking increasing challenge at the undergraduate level. The program is designed to recognize and encourage academic excellence, to stimulate students to work at their own pace, and to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among students with different interests and in different disciplines. The honors program provides co-curricular activities, service opportunities, and intellectual and social support, adding significant dimensions to the student’s academic program.
 

Expectations of Honors Students

Classes in Alvernia’s Honors Program encourage greater initiative and independence, deeper learning, and closer collaboration between honors students and faculty than in regular courses. This does not necessarily mean more work for honors students than for others, but it does mean a different kind of work, and often leads to more individual attention from the professor than in a typical class. Students and professors alike will notice a difference in the quality of work required and produced rather than its quantity.

• A cumulative GPA of 3.3 at graduation
• Successful completion of the First Year Honors Seminar (may be waived for students who enter the program after the first semester)
• 3 additional Honors Courses
• Successful completion of a 6-credit Honors Thesis
• A resume and description of time spent at Alvernia and in the Honors Program