The Southern Scholars Honors Program offers intellectually motivated students enriched learning experiences and a community of peers for the purpose of developing as fair-minded critical thinkers who practice life-long learning and who seek to build a fair-minded society for all of God’s children.
Goals / Objectives / Outcomes
Southern Scholars students will:
welcome intellectual challenge and responsibility for their own learning
pursue their education with intellectual curiosity and intellectual perseverance
seek diverse, enriched, and interdisciplinary learning experiences, both in and out of the classroom
exhibit fair-minded critical thinking habits in their personal, spiritual, and academic lives
practice intellectual humility, intellectual integrity, and fairmindedness in their pursuit of academic success
integrate their relationship with God into the depth and breadth of their learning
understand the relevance and significance of a life of service to others
Admission Requirements
To be accepted to the Southern Scholars Honors Program, incoming Freshmen students must meet the following criteria:
be accepted to Southern Adventist University
have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.70
have an ACT composite score of 23 or SAT cumulative score of 1140
Honors students must meet regular General Education requirements with the following stipulations:
IN-2 Written Computational Skills
Course(s): ENGL103 - H:Critical Thinking in Academic Reading and Writing II (IN-2) (3)
ENGL 103 H:Critical Thinking in Academic Reading and Writing II must be selected in place of ENGL 102. If students have taken ENGL 102 then ENGL 106 is required.
IN-3 Oral Communication Skills
Course(s): COMM145 - H:Communication and Public Speaking (IN-3) (3)
COMM 145 H:Communication and Public Speaking must be selected in place of COMM 135.
IN-6 Historical Perspectives
Course(s): HIST280 - H:Technology and Power (IN-6) (3)
IN-7 Natural Science
Select between 8 and 10 credits from the following:
BIOL101 - Anatomy and Physiology (IN-7) (4)
BIOL102 - Anatomy and Physiology (4)
BIOL151 - General Biology (IN-7) (4)
BIOL152 - General Biology (4)
CHEM151 - General Chemistry (IN-7) (4)
CHEM152 - General Chemistry (4)
PHYS211 - General Physics I (IN-7) (3)
PHYS213 - General Physics Laboratory I (IN-7) (1)
PHYS212 - General Physics II (3)
PHYS214 - General Physics Laboratory II (1)
PHYS221 - Physics for Scientists & Engineers I (IN-7) (4)
PHYS223 - Physics for Scientists & Engineers, Lab I (IN-7) (1)
PHYS222 - Physics for Scientists & Engineers II (4)
PHYS224 - Physics for Scientists & Engineers, Lab II (1)
Course(s): ELIT445 - Ancient Classics (IN-10) (W) (3)
or UD ELIT class (Honors Contract Literature)
Course(s):
HMNT151 - H:Learning: An Introduction (1)
HMNT251 - H:Philosophy and Practice of Research (1)
HMNT451 - H:Interdisciplinary Studies: Belief (1)
HMNT452 - H:Interdisciplinary Studies: Doubt (1)
Complete at least 2-3 credits in this area Senior Project
A significant scholarly project, involving research, writing, or special performance, in the student’s major area with an interdisciplinary approach, is ordinarily completed during an Honors student’s senior year of study. The Senior Project will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the student’s major field and another discipline. The student will seek advisement and supervision from two faculty members: one from the major field and one from a discipline relevant to the student’s research. Prior to commencement of the Senior Project, the student must submit a Senior Project Proposal to the Honors Faculty Committee for approval. Upon completion of the Senior Project, the student must submit it via Turnitin on the Scholars eClass to the Honors Faculty Committee for approval. The quality of the Senior Project is expected to uphold the Universal Intellectual Standards, to warrant a grade of A, and to justify public presentation. Upon approval, the complete Senior Project will be submitted to KnowledgeExchange via McKee Library for publication.
A student may take a non-Honors course to fulfill Honors Elective credits; however, a student must consult with the course instructor and must submit an Honors Contract Proposal to the Honors Faculty Committee for approval prior to enrollment in the course. The goal of the Honors Contract is to add enrichment to a student’s understanding of the course material. In other words, the terms of the Honors Contract are that the student add depth and breadth to work already assigned in the course: it should not require the completion of additional assignments.
Additional Honors Coursework
Complete 2 of the following:
Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Elementary or Intermediate Foreign Language *
Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: Elementary or Intermediate Foreign Language *
*If a student is completing a Bachelor of Arts degree that requires a foreign language, the student must select other courses to fulfill the 6 credits required for Honors Elective Courses.
Course(s): HMNT205 - Stories, Structures, and Song (IN-10) (3)
Course(s): HMNT211 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
Select 1 course(s):
RELB270 - The Epistle to the Romans (R-3) (3)
RELT317 - Issues in Physical Science and Religion (R-4) (3)
RELT421 - Science and Faith (R-4) (W) (3)
RELT467 - Christian Philosophy and Worldviews (R-4) (W) (3)