Honors Program
The Spoon River Honors Program is designed for the student seeking an opportunity to enhance their academic experience at Spoon River. Below you will find an overview of the program's advantages, criteria, and opportunities.
Advantages to the Honors Program:
- Small classes with a high degree of interactive involvement.
- Special recognition at graduation and on the final transcript if the student has completed a minimum of 9 semester hours of Honors Courses.
- Honors Program orientation and social activities.
- Expanded learning via special opportunities.
There are two ways to qualify for admission to the Honors Program. Persons seeking to be admitted and/or retained in the SRC Honors program must meet the requirements listed below and exhibit leadership and citizenship capacity.
Criteria for Admission:
- Traditional Students entering Spoon River College within two years of graduating from high school must submit a completed Application with a high school counselor recommendation and meet two of the following three criteria:
- ACT composite of 24 or above
- 3.25 GPA (4.0 scale)
- Top 20% of graduating class
- Current Spoon River College Students seeking admission into the program must have completed or currently be enrolled in 12 credit hours with a projected GPA of 3.25 or above to apply for admission to the program. A completed Application with recommendation letters from two SRC faculty is required.
- Completion of the program: Students accepted in the Honors Program must complete a minimum of 9 semester hours of Honors courses within 6 semesters of admission to the program.
- Retention in the program: Honors Program students must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA and a 3.0 GPA in the Honors Program courses. Students whose cumulative GPA or Honors Program GPA falls below Honors Program standards will have a one semester probationary period. If the GPA is not raised to Honors Program standards, the student will be excused from the program. These GPA standards must be met upon graduation in order to be recognized as completing the Honors Program.
- Other option: Enroll in an honors course without full participation in the program. Students can take up to two honors courses if they meet the admission requirements of the program. Students may apply for admission to the program later in order to be eligible for the full benefits of the program.
Proposed Honors Course Rotation |
Canton Campus |
Macomb Campus |
| Fall 2012 |
ART 120 |
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| Spring 2013 |
PSY 236 |
ENG 132 |
| Fall 2013 |
COM 260 |
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| Spring 2014 |
POL 180 |
SOC 110 |
Honors Option Program
Students accepted into the Spoon River Honors Program have the option to complete three of the nine credit requirements for the program by working with a faculty member from one of their non-Honors classes to arrange an "Honors Option" for that class through additional projects.
Students interested in the Honors Option must complete the Honors Option Application and work with faculty to determine what the option project(s) will be for the semester.