Creatingexcitingandinnovativewaysthatgobeyondtheclassroom

TheHonorsProgramcreatesacommunityofscholarscharacterizedbystrongstudentandfacultyinteraction,creativity,andenhancedlearningopportunities.Thiscommunityfostersanapproachtoeducationthatincorporatesthequalitiesofself-directedlearning,apositiveresponsetodemandingwork,andanappreciationofknowledgeforitsownsake.

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• Allstudentsmayapplyhere
• Honorsstudentsareinvitedtobecomemembersbyapre-selectionprocessthatrequiresoneormoreofthefollowing:     →IncomingFreshmen:SATscoreof1150orCompositeACTof26,or3.5highschoolG.P.A.
• TransferStudents:SATscoreof1150orCompositeACTof26
• ReturningLSSUstudents:PrevioussemesterDean’sListAward(3.5GPA)

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Honorsstudentsaresuperiorstudentsfromalldisciplineswhodesiretoparticipatemoreactivelyintheireducationandrelatedactivities.Theybringtogetheradiversityoftalents,aspirations,andexperiences.Theyseekoutchallengesandbenefitgreatlyfromsharingsuchexperienceswithstudentsofcomparableabilities.

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• Priorityscheduling
• Supplementaladvising
• Leadershipdevelopment
• Interactionwithfaculty
• Conferenceparticipation
• HonorsStudentOrganization
• Appealtofutureemployers
• Preparationforgraduate/professionalschooladmissions
• Markofdistinctionontranscript
• Enrichededucationopportunities

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LakeState’shonorsstudentshavebeengiventheprivilegeandrightstotheuseofOntarioHall.OntarioHalloffersstudents:

• LargeDoubleRooms
• KitchenandLaundryFacilities
• ACentralCampusLocation

CheckoutwhatEngineeringAlumniTraceHillhastosayabouthisexperiencelivingintheHonorsHousebelow.

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• Honorsdesignationondiplomaandcoursetranscript
• Honorsstoleatacademicawardceremony
• Honorsthesispresentationoncampus

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Honorsclassesareconductedintheseminarfashionandlimitedtofifteenstudents.Aninterdisciplinaryfocusispromotedbytheinclusionofstudentsandfacultyfromallmajorsaswellasbythedesignofthehonorscorecurriculum.BeginningintheFallof2020,studentswillbeaskingquestionsandseekinganswerstoquestionsrelatingtoself-knowledge,responsibility,societalchallenges,andthedemandsofcitizenship.Speciallydesignedcoursesintheseareaswillcountashonorscoursesandasgeneraleducationcourses.Thismeansthatyouwillbefulfillinguniversityrequirementsasyoupursuetheexaminedlifethroughthehonorscurriculum.Formoreonourexcitingandtransformativehonorscurriculumchanges,clickhere.

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SampleSeminarTopics

• ArtificialIntelligence
• LandEthics:NationalParks
• Biodiversity
• AnAudienceGuidetoOpera
• GenderandCommunicationatHomeandWork
• TheScienceinScienceFiction
• ReasoningandtheSupremeCourt
• HumanRightsandWorldPolitics
• TheFranco-Phoneworld
• PrinciplesofFlight
• NatureandtheLiteratureoftheWilderness
• ThePursuitofHappiness
• TheArtofMathematics
• TheScienceofWineMaking
• TheVarietiesofImmortality
• CausationTheoriesofWarandHumanConflict
• TheChemistryofMind-AlteringSubstances
• BiomedicalEthics

Requirements
EachstudentadmittedtotheHonorsProgramisrequiredtocompletetwenty-oneHonorsCredits,includingtencreditsofHonorsSeminar/Thesis.Theremainingcreditsmaybeacquiredbyenrollinginhonorssectionsofgeneraleducationcourses,orbytakingadvantageoftheHonorsOptionContract.Studentsmustmaintainacumulative3.5G.P.A.inordertograduatewithanhonorsdegreeandtoremaineligibleforactiveprogramparticipation.

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Excellenceinteachingisemphasizedasisthecommitmenttoworkwithstudentsinandoutoftheclassroom.

FacultywhoteachintheHonorsProgramareselectedonthebasisoftheirdesireandabilitytochallengeandencouragehighachievingstudents.Facultyareencouragedtobeinnovativeinboththetopicchoiceandtheteachingpedagogy.

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