Honors Program

Dr. Cathlena Martin, Director

Hill House
Montevallo, AL 35115
(205) 665-6501
cmartin16@montevallo.edu

www.montevallo.edu/honors

The mission of the University of Montevallo Honors Program is to provide intellectually talented students with specially designed academic offerings, co-curricular activities, and recognition.

The academic dimension is composed of two types of Honors classes. One type is designed to fulfill requirements in the General Education Program such as Honors Composition (ENG 103 and ENG 104 ), History of World Civilizations for Honors Students (HIST 103 and HIST 104 ), and Honors Foundations of Oral Communication (COMS 102 ). The other type of Honors class, intended to supplement the student’s course work, consists of seminars on topics best considered in an interdisciplinary context. Seminars often include guest speakers or involve travel to special events or places. Included in the seminar classes are HNRS 100 , an Introductory Honors Experience course for incoming students, and HNRS 400 , the Honors capstone class called Golson Seminar. Students. must complete either the Golson Seminar (HNRS 400) or an Honors thesis (HNRS 490) in order to graduate with the Honors diploma. Students may complete both.

Honors students must take at least one Honors course per year and maintain a 3.2 or above GPA to remain active in the Honors Program. Honors students are recognized for their achievements at special occasions during the academic year. Honors students will be awarded the Honors Certificate upon satisfactory completion of 18 hours of Honors credit. Upon satisfactory completion of 26 Honors credit hours, including either the Golson Seminar or an Honors thesis, students will graduate with “University Honors.” Satisfactory completion for the Honors Program is defined as earning an “A” or “B”. Students graduating with “University Honors” will be recognized at a recognition luncheon, will receive Honors cords for graduation, and will have notations on their transcripts recognizing their participation in the Honors Program for the purpose of alerting prospective employers and graduate schools to the quality and extent of Honors work.

For more information, contact the Honors Program Director at (205) 665-6501. The Honors Residence Hall and study lounge is in Ramsay Hall.

Honors courses are open to students in the Honors Program and also to all other Montevallo students by permission of the Honors Program Director and on a space-available basis. Not all courses are offered every semester. Inquiries are encouraged.

Honors Courses

Biology (BIO)

BIO 107 - Honors Introductory Biology I

Communication Studies (COMS)

COMS 102 - Honors Foundations of Oral Communication

English (ENG)

ENG 103 - Honors Composition I
ENG 104 - Honors Composition II
ENG 233 - Honors Global Literature: Perspectives Across Periods and Locations
ENG 234 - Honors Global Literature: Perspectives Within a Period or Location

History (HIST)

HIST 103 - History of World Civilizations for Honors Students (Prehistoric to 1500 A.D.)
HIST 104 - History of World Civilizations for Honors Students II (1500 A.D. to present)

Honors (HNRS)