LSA Honors Program Parent Orientation Goals for this Session - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
LSA Honors Program Parent Orientation Goals for this Session Understand the Mission of the LSA Honors Program LSA Degree Requirements Honors Program Requirements Sophomore Honors Award Graduating with Honors
○ LSA Degree Requirements ○ Honors Program Requirements ○ Sophomore Honors Award ○ Graduating with Honors ○ Questions & Answers
○ Questions & Answers
○ Questions & Answers
Honors Students, 2016
Director & Thurnau Professor of Political Science
○ Kaylee Shelton, Executive Assistant
Honors Housing ○ Shannon McCaulley, Student Services
Scholarships and Fellowships ○ Katie Gass, ONSF Program Assistant
Mika LaVaque-Manty Gayle Green Henry Dyson Lisa Broom
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Barb Frecka (Admin. Coord.)
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Jeri Preston (Engagement Coord.)
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Jacquelyn Turkovich (Academic Auditor)
Jacquelyn Turkovich Barb Frecka Jeri Preston
○ Stephanie Chervin, Pre-Health Advisor ○ Denise Guillot, Pre-Law Advisor ○ John Cantu, Academic Advisor
Stephanie Chervin John Cantu Denise Guillot
○ LSA Degree Requirements ○ Honors Program Requirements ○ Sophomore Honors Award ○ Graduating with Honors ○ Questions & Answers
○ Questions & Answers
○ Questions & Answers
Honors Students, 2016
○ It is an academic unit within the College of Literature, Sciences, and Arts (LSA).
○ It is the largest of the Michigan Learning Communities within LSA ○ Honors Program students fulfill the same degree requirements for the Bachelors of Arts (BA) and Bachelors of Science (BS) as all other LSA students
engagement and excellence.
○ This theme is connected to each of our requirements and activities.
○ Average 15 credits/semester X 8 semesters; courses typically 3-4 credits
○ First-year and upper-level writing (2 courses) ○ Quantitative reasoning (1-2 courses; can be fulfilled outside of Math Dept) ○ Second language (4th term proficiency) ○ Race & ethnicity (1 course)
○ 7 credits each of HU, SS, and NS outside of major department ○ 9 additional credits of HU, SS, NS, CE, MSA, ID outside of major department
○ 2nd major, minors, individually selected courses
○ Student enter via Admissions (~400/year) ○ Honors Core courses for First-Year Writing and Distribution ○ Honors Housing (optional) ○ Honors Community Building Activities ○ Sophomore Honors Award
○ Students join by declaring an Honors Major in their department ○ Honors thesis (optional in Honors Mathematics) ○ Some departments have additional required courses in junior/senior year
○ Year-long engagement project takes the place of an Honors thesis
○ Honors First-Year Writing Course ○ At least one additional Honors Core Course
○ Declaration in junior year ○ Some departments require a 3.5 GPA within the major
Honors Students at Yost Ice Arena, 2020
by some of the best teachers in the College
○ Taught on a 3-year rotation ○ Each course fulfills a Distribution requirement (HU, NS, SS, or ID)
○ “What is Cancer?” (ID, co-taught by biologist and medical sociologist) ○ “The Corporation” (SS, taught by an anthropologist) ○ “Westworld and Philosophy of Mind” (HU and FYWR, taught by a Comparative Literature professor) ○ “Great Books” (HU and FYWR, taught by the Classics Department)
Honors Student Mentors, 2019-2020
The Sophomore Honors Award recognizes students who have: 1. Earned at least 30 Engagement Points 2. Averaged 14 credit hours each full (Fall/Winter) term 3. Completed an Honors Core class which meets the first-year writing requirement (FYWR) 4. Completed of a total of three Honors Core courses (inclusive of # 3 above) in at least two different distribution areas (HU, ID, NS, or SS) 5. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.400 with all classes graded or credit/no credit (no elective P/F).
1. Earned at least 30 Engagement Points (see your GradeCraft account) 2. Averaged 14 credit hours each full (Fall/Winter) term 3. Completed an Honors Core class which meets the first-year writing requirement (FYWR) 4. Completed of a total of three Honors Core courses (inclusive of # 3 above) in three different distribution areas (HU, ID, NS, and SS) 5. Achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.700 with all classes graded or Credit/no credit (no elective P/F).
pass/fail) ○ Department designed Honors alternatives to introductory courses
■ E.g. PSYCH 114 Honors Introduction to Psychology (instead of PSYCH 111) ■ E.g. MATH 285 Honors Calculus III (instead of MATH 215)
○ Honors sections of regular introductory courses
■ E.g. the Honors discussion section of Cultural Anthropology 101 ■ E.g. Structured Study Group option for CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry
○ Advanced elections
■ 300- or 400-level courses for first-year students ■ 400-level courses for sophomores ■ Language courses beyond the LSA Language Requirement taken in first semester
○ Individually arranged supplementary projects that convert regular courses to Honors courses ○ E.g. research projects, presentations, related co-curricular projects
○ HonOnline Digital Citizenship Canvas Course (summer) ○ Undergraduate Research (whether or not in UROP) ○ Honors 170 “Navigating Honors: First-Year Experience” ○ Honors Reads (fun, optional reading group; they’re reading Dune this summer and will attend a screening of the movie later in the fall) ○ Honors Cinema (film series and discussions)
Honors Kickoff, 2019
Photo courtesy of U-M Photography
○ ~500 students in South Quad ○ 80% first-years, 20% sophomores
community building activities
○ All Honors students are invited to participate in these activities, even if they are not living in Honors Housing
Symposia, Honors Graduation and Awards Ceremonies
○ Catered lunch with guest speakers from U-M faculty or visiting dignitaries
Honors Kickoff, 2016
○ Speaks to best practices in digital (and in-person) "studenting" and discusses digital literacy at the undergraduate level ○ It's open NOW and runs through 8/24 (1 or 3 SHA engagement point(s) depending on level of participation)
○ Digital community engagement through weekly discussion of book led by peer and alumni team ○ Three "live" events (June/July/Aug), also chatting on GroupMe, now through 8/24 (1 SHA engagement point) Honors Student Orientation, 2017
○ Annual welcome celebration for incoming Honors freshmen! ○ Will not be a large in-person event, but we are actively planning for a safe, fun and informed event around the start of the semester
○ Students will hear more about these engagement opportunities closer to F20 term, but they are ways to meet other Honors students and to earn SHA points
○ In keeping with LSA pandemic policies, we will not have an in-person event, but we are looking into a digital tour of Honors; students will hear more about this as we progress Honors Kickoff 2016
Honors Graf-Meiland Recipients, 2020
○ Weekly email newsletter, This Week in Honors ○ Incoming students will receive several additional emails throughout the summer: ■ Deadline reminders ■ F20 term info ■ Honors spirit wear sale
○ Facebook (look for the Honors Class of 2024 group!) ○ Instagram (@LSAHonors) ○ Twitter (@LSAHonors)
○ Jeri Preston, pjeri@umich.edu
Photo courtesy of U-M Photography
○ Modules explaining LSA Degree Requirements, Honors Courses, Sophomore Honors Awards
○ Pre-registration meeting with their assigned advisor ○ Registration “appointment” in the afternoon after their advising meeting ■ Students can change their registration selections any time prior to the 3-week Drop/Add deadline in September using Wolverine Access ○ Follow-up advising appointment with their assigned advisor ■ Students may also make follow-up appointments or correspond with departmental advisors regarding placement and course availability
○ Students are free to make appointments with any advisor in the Honors Program
○ Specialty advisors in Honors
■ Pre-med (Stephanie) and ■ Pre-law (Denise) ■ The Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships (Henry)
○ Advisors outside of Honors
■ Study abroad advisor (CGIS) ■ Financial aid advisors (OFA) ■ Internships and postgraduate job searches (Opportunity Hub) ■ Major and minor advisors in departments
○ LSA has 85 majors and over 100 minors ○ Think you’re interested in psychology? ■ Social Psychology; Brain, Cognition, and Neuroscience; Neuroscience; or Cognitive Science? What about Sociology, Anthropology, or Organizational Studies? ○ LSA does not expect students to declare until junior year ○ Exploration courses can be used for pre-reqs or distribution
○ E.g. if you’ll start a new language will need to achieve 4th term proficiency ○ E.g. if you’re pre-med or majoring in a science that requires sequenced pre-reqs
○ Almost all Honors students graduate in < 4 years
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https://ro.umich.edu/records-registration/student-rig hts-records
Honors Office ○ Must be signed and submitted by the student ○ Typically only used in specific, time-limited circumstances
Honors Student Mentors, 2018
All photos courtesy of LSA Honors Instagram , @lsahonors, and website