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are various ways in which the serious and committed student can
earn academic distinction or 'honors' at Coe, some are departmentally
awarded, and others are College wide, though students can certainly
earn both. The point of all the avenues to honors is to provide
students with an opportunity to excel, to expand and to grow intellectually,
and with this to better prepare themselves for the challenges
of career, graduate study, and life.
COLLEGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM
The College Scholars Program provides to a select number of highly
motivated and academically committed students an opportunity to
participate in a series of five seminars, the first—Honors
Composition--is to be taken in the spring of the first year, while
the other four—Style and Transformation in Arts, Culture
and Revolution, Continuity and Transition in Non-Western Societies,
and Topics in Scientific Inquiry--are taken typically in the fall
and spring of the sophomore and junior years.
The specific topic and materials to be examined in a given seminar
will vary, depending on the expertise of the faculty person teaching
the course. All seminars are writing intensive and discussion
based.
For students, the attractiveness of participating in the Program
comes from engaging each semester--from the spring of the first
year through the third year--in intensive and specially designed
courses in which students from all departmental disciplines, who
have established records of intellectual curiosity and commitment,
gather to discuss, debate, and learn. Scholars Program seminars
can be substituted for the appropriate General Education course
requirements in the Humanities, Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and
Social Sciences.
Students successfully completing the requirements of the Program
will be so recognized at graduation.
Students self-nominate for admission to the Program in the fall
of their first year, and selection is based on the evaluation
of a variety of academic criteria, including both performance
in high school as well as performance at Coe.
LATIN HONORS
- Cum laude is awarded to all graduating seniors with
a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or higher.
- Magna cum laude is awarded to graduating seniors with
a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or higher who have
completed an honors project.
- Summa cum laude is awarded to graduating seniors with
a cumulative grade point average of 3.98 or higher who have
completed an honors project.
DEPARTMENTAL DISTINCTION
Department Distinction isn't open to just anybody. You must...
- complete a significant honors project.
- have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and at
least a 3.5 GPA in courses taken toward the major (although
your department may set a higher minimum GPA) at the time you
complete your honors project.
HONORS PROJECTS
Honors projects are ordinarily done during the senior year, but
may be completed earlier. Honors projects involve several steps.
- Get your honors project proposal approved during your junior
year.
- The honors project must be the equivalent of two courses,
usually as an Independent Study.
- Defend your final project before a special committee.
Check the Coe College Catalog
for all the details!
Fellowships
and Scholarships for Graduate Study.
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