Pierre Laclede Honors College offers both a four-year program (for students admitted as freshmen) and a two-year program (for transfer students from within the UM-St. Louis or from outside the university).
The followng areas are available:
Additional Honors College Features
Four-Year Program (40 credit hours total):
Approximately one-third of the 120 hours honors students earn toward graduation are taken in the Honors College or under its auspices. Most of these credits are associated with a sequence of honors courses designed specifically for the college, the majority of which are taken during the first two years. During this period, these students fulfill virtually all of the university's general education requirements, usually in innovative ways. In their junior and senior years, honors scholars also earn honors credit for work done within their major fields, work which includes the possibility of internships, independent study projects, and advanced undergraduate research.
First Year (15 credit hours):
Scholars take Honors 10(1100), 20(1200), and 30(1300), and one course each from the Western Traditions and Non-Western Traditions seminar series. Students may take a seminar from the American Traditions series as an elective or in place of either a Western or a Non-Western Traditions seminar.
10(1100), Freshman Composition
20(1200), Cities and Good Lives: Knowledge, Decisions, and Consequences.
30(1300), Critical Analysis
111-5(1110), The Western Traditions Series
121-5(1210), The American Traditions Series (elective)
131-5(1310), The Non-Western Traditions Series
Second Year(6 credit hours):
Scholars taketwo of the following Honors classes:
201(2010), Inquiries in the Humanities
202(2020), Inquiries in the Fine and Performing Arts
203(2030), Inquiries in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
204(2040), Inquiries in Mathematics and Computing
205(2050), Inquiries in the Sciences
206(2060), Inquiries in Business
207(2070), Inquiries in Education
208(2080), Inquiries in Nursing
Honors students in the four-year program may also take Honors 210(3100) to meet their advanced composition graduation requirement.
During the first two years, honors scholars will take additional course work in other areas, such as mathematics, natural science, foreign language, and major prerequisite classes to satisfy various university, Honors College, and specific degree requirements.
Third and Fourth Years (19 credit hours):
Honors scholars in the four-year program take at least four seminars (12 credit hours) from the Advanced Seminar (301-308)(3010-3080) and/or Research Seminar (351-358)(3510-3580)series. They may take more, and many do where this is compatible with their major and/or minor requirements. In addition, honors students do 6 credit hours in independent study projects, normally in or closely related to their major field. These independent study projects normally carry credit in the major, but can be done as Honors College independent study or research projects (Honors 390-399(4900-4990). During the final year, students also take Honors 310(4100), a 1-credit capstone for the Honors College writing program.
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Scholars in this program will take a combination of Honors College courses and also earn honors independent study credit for work done in their major fields. The 22 credit hours must include 6 credits of independent study, as for the four-year program.
Third Year (9 credits):
During the first year of the two-year program, students take three honors seminars, including 210(3100), Advanced Composition: Writing the City; one course from the Inquiries series (201(2010)-208(2080); one course from either the Advanced Seminar (301(3010)-308(3080) or Research Seminar(351(3510)-358(3580) series. In addition, 3 credit hours of independent study may be taken during this year, normally in or closely related to their major.
Fourth Year (7 credits):
The final year of the two-year program involves three courses chosen from the 200 and 300 level options, including 310(4100), the honors writing portfolio (1 credit hour) and at least one course chosen from the 301(3010)-308(3080) or 351(3510)-358(3580) series. In addition, students will complete their independent study requirements with 3 or 6 hours of project, internship, or research work.
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The satisfactory/unsatisfactory option does not apply to any course work undertaken for Honors College credit.
Admission and Retention.
To be considered for admission to either the two-year or four-year honors program, a candidate must file a special Honors College application as well as a general university application. These application forms and additional information concerning scholarship and stipend awards, general eligibility guidelines, and the admissions process are available from the Honors College administrative office at (314)516-6870 or from the office of admissions.
Scholarships and stipends.
Every new freshman or transfer student admitted to the Honors College receives academic scholarship support. Scholars continue to receive these awards as long as they meet the criteria associated with their particular scholarship grant.
Good academic standing.
To remain in good standing, a student must maintain a cumulative GPA, in all his or her UM-St. Louis courses, of at least 3.2, and must continue to meet the requirements of the honors program for which he or she was initially admitted. Unless other arrangements have been made, Honors College students are also expected to be full time, that is, to register for and satisfactorily complete at least 12 credit hours per semester. Students wishing to enter the Honors College as part-time students, or to change to part-time status, must make prior arrangements with the Honors College dean.
UM-St. Louis: an Urban Land Grant Institution
Given its location in St. Louis, and because it is part of an urban land grant university, Pierre Laclede Honors College seeks to encourage awareness of the manifold benefits of pursuing an undergraduate education in a dynamic and varied urban community. This is accomplished partly through the Honors Curriculum (for instance, Honors 20(1200) and 210(3100) are focused on "the city") through facilitating cultural and other outings in the city, and by encouraging students to include in their academic program courses, research projects, and/or internships which exploit the university's manifold connections with city people and its partnerships with leading city institutions such as the Missouri Botanical Gardens, the Missouri Historical Society, and the Mercantile Library of St. Louis. Many honors students fulfill all or part of their independent study requirements working through such partnerships.
International Study and Other Exchange Programs
Honors students are encouraged to consider a semester's or a year's study at another institution. This can be done through the University's Center for International Studies, which administers exchanges with more than 70 universities in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and South and Central America. Students in the Honors and International Business program are normally required to spend at least a semester abroad as an exchange student or on an approved international business internship.
Or students may, through the National Student Exchange, which is administered for the university by the Honors College, attend any one of more than 100 universities in the United States and Canada.
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