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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Honors Program (Associate) Nondegree (HNAS-NDCT) Certificate
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Non-Degree Certificate
The Honors Program provides enriching curricular and co-curricular opportunities for students regardless of their major who want to graduate with well-rounded experiences so that they can succeed in their chosen field. Honors is for students who want to get the most out of college. Those who like to explore new ideas and are not afraid of a challenge. Honors courses challenge students to take more responsibility for their own learning, by requiring the study of primary texts, analytic thinking and writing, global and intergenerational cultural competency and exploring areas of further work or research in the topic of the course. Students must complete 10 credit-hours in Honors coursework or 20% of the credits earned at Ferris. Students also commit to co-curricular requirements, including service, leadership and cultural events.
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Program Outcomes
- Students exercise initiative to identify, pose and solve problems using multiple modes of inquiry and research, as appropriate to the professional and disciplinary standards.
- Honors students produce a work appropriate to the discipline independently or in collaboration with peers that demonstrates intellectual autonomy, and whose significance, quality and depth of study testifies to independent, critical, or creative thinking.
- Students will write analytically, think critically, and participate responsibly in the public and academic discourse.
- Through their coursework, students will engage culturally with both a global and intergenerational community.
New Student Admission Requirements
Students who have applied to Ferris State University who meet two of the following three criteria are invited to apply for the Honors program:
- Cumulative High School GPA of 3.50 or higher (on a 4.00 scale)
- Composite ACT 25 or Combining Math and Reading SAT 1150 or Higher
To apply to the Honors program, each student must:
- Complete an Honors program application, which records the student’s commitment to service and leadership, as well as his or her aspiration foreducation.
- Complete one of the following:
- Submit an essay or video.The essay/video and demonstration class are judged by faculty. The scores are melded with the application score, as wellas the standard ACT/SAT and high school GPA.
- Attend the Honors invitational, where they participate in a demonstration class.
Upon completion students are then admitted by the Director, in consultation with Honors faculty.
All Certificate Requirements - 10 Credits Required
Certificate Courses - 10 Credits Required
Consult the Ferris State University Honors Webpage for approved courses for the Honors Communication Course and Honors General Education Courses within this section.
- HNRS 100 - Orientation to Honors Credit Hours: 1
- Honors Communication Course Credit Hours: 3
- Honors General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
- Honors General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
Procedure
The courses within this section are General Education courses that were approved for Honors sections by the Honors Curriculum Committee as of July 1, 2018.
Notes
- Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
- Participation in the Honors Senior Symposium is required
- Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.
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