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The Honors
Program
Honors at Shoreline
The
Honors Program at Shoreline Community College is designed to offer a
challenging curriculum for students planning to transfer to
four-year institutions of higher learning or who simply wish to
deepen their college experience. Students have the opportunity
to work on in-depth projects in specific academic disciplines and to
create a community of scholars with whom to share their ideas. The
Honors Program encourages students to work closely with faculty in
seminars and colloquia to develop original research and/or projects. Graduation with Honors may lead to
greater scholarship possibilities and admission to more selective
colleges and universities.
Scholarships and Aid
Scholarships that cover the tuition costs of Honors coursework may
be available for some students based on need. For more
information, contact the Honors Program Coordinator, Kenneth Lawson
(546-4691,
klawson@shoreline.edu).
Entrance Requirements for the Shoreline Scholars
Complete
an application form and submit to the IAS/SS Division office (FOSS
5329, or email to
klawson@shoreline.edu). Shoreline students must have 12 credits
of college level work with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Running Start
students may participate in the program with a 3.5 or better High
School GPA (High School Honors or AP experience would be helpful.)
Students who do not have a 3.5 GPA can also enroll in the Honors
Program with a written recommendation from a Shoreline Community
College faculty member. (Faculty members recommending a
student are expected to provide additional mentoring to to that student
while in the program.) The Honors Program at Shoreline is
committed to an environment that reflects our pluralistic society.
We welcome and encourage individual applications from members of
under-represented groups.
Honors
Application (Choose
format to download:
Microsoft Word or
Adobe PDF)
Program Requirements for Graduation with Honors*
The Honors Program is a four-quarter program that involves the
following sequence of courses:
Honors 100—Ways of
Knowing—introduces
students to diverse ways of grappling with some of the enduring
philosophical and scientific questions of our world.
This course
provides a survey of research methods from a range of academic
disciplines and is designed so that students emerge with questions
of their own to pursue as they progress through the Honors Program.
Honors 200—Colloquia—
is
designed to provide students with an opportunity to engage in a
sustained exchange of ideas centered on a few selected readings and
public lectures and presentations. Course instruction focuses on
rhetoric and reasoning skills. Students are encouraged to make
logical connections with colloquia materials and the research
questions they have developed in Honors 100.
Honors 251—Seminar— provides
an opportunity for students to focus on their own chosen areas of
inquiry by completing an “Honors Project.” Honors Projects
must be associated with a 5 credit college course and require a
signed Honors Project contract with the instructor. Honors Project
contracts are available from the Honors Coordinator.
Honors Projects may include the following:
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Research
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Service
Learning
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Experiential
Learning
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Web-based
projects
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Creative
options upon approval
In addition to
completing the Honors Projects, students will meet with other Honors
students periodically throughout the quarter to discuss progress and
share ideas.
Honors 295—Honors
Thesis— is
a capstone course in which students present original research that
responds to the question or set of questions identified by each
student at the beginning of the program. Course instruction covers
leadership skills and effective public communication.
All honors courses
require mandatory decimal grading. Graduation with Honors requires
successful completion of all Honors Program coursework and a
cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher in meeting Shoreline’s graduation
requirements.
Continuation in the Program
An Honors student should
maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to continue in the
Program. If a student's GPA drops below 3.0, he or she may
have the option of staying in the Program with additional faculty
mentoring. Arrangements must be approved by the Honors Program
Coordinator.
Timeline of Honors Program Course Requirements: Class of
2009
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HNRS 100
Cornerstone (5 cr)
Spr '08 |
HNRS 200
Colloquia (5 cr)
Fall '08 |
HNRS 251
Seminar (2 cr)
Win '09 |
HNRS 295
Capstone (3 cr) Spr '09 |
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Cornerstone course
Team
taught focusing on research methods in various disciplines
and critical thinking skills.
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Colloquia
Ongoing discussions based on readings as well as speakers
and meetings in the community.
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Seminar
Should
be taken at least two times in conjunction with a 5 credit
course for honors credit. The grade for this course
represents the grade for the honors project.
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Capstone course
Completion and presentation of individual thesis projects.
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Certificate of Participation
All students who fulfill all the course requirements in the Honors
Program, but are unable to meet the grade point requirements for
Graduation with Honors, will receive a Certificate of Participation
in addition to having the Honors designation on successfully
completed Honors courses on their transcripts.
Students who do
not complete all the coursework will still have the Honors
designation on their transcripts for those courses completed.
*Please note that Honors Program requirements are subject to change
and revision. The
Honors Program at Shoreline seeks to maintain innovation in
education. Changes in curriculum or Program requirements may be
necessary to deliver a high quality experience and to serve students
efficiently.
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