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The mission of the Honors College is
to produce graduates who have the academic, social and service
commitments to function as leaders and role models in their
communities. It seeks to graduate persons who will aspire to
obtain advanced degrees, excellence as teachers, and prominence in
business, science, medicine, law and other professions. The
Honors College recruits outstanding students into a comprehensive
program, which features traditional and non-traditional learning.
The Honors College invites highly
motivated students to participate in a comprehensive program aimed
at developing the whole person. This objective is met through
programs featuring traditional and non-traditional learning.
Honors students will be enabled, through these programs, to
experience an enriched undergraduate academic community, and to be
well prepared for the later worlds of graduate study and career.
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PHASES
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HONORS COLLEGE requirements and expectations
are structured
around a curriculum that is designed in four phases. Each phase
is linked to a year’s work in the program.
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Freshman Year:
Phase I, Exploration and Inquiry
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Students begin to explore
an interest in various academic areas and achieve independence as
learners.
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Sophomore Year:
Phase II, Involvement and Breadth of Learning
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Having explored and undergone self-evaluation, students begin
to define domains of personal interest for their involvement and
competency.
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Junior Year:
Phase III, Commitment and Cross-Disciplinary Conversations
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Students
identify an area of special interest and competency and then begin
an in-depth study of that domain with a wider scope of vision.
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Senior Year:
Phase IV, Integration and Synthesis
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Students begin to see that special competency development
establishes a stage for extending their learning. Their learning
begins a new cycle of mastery and development.
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Honors College Center
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This
facility, the first of its kind at a historically black college,
was dedicated on April 8, 1990. The Center consists of a
residential living area on the second floor. This area has four
suites and each suite is completely furnished. Each suite has a
common living room with a balcony with patio furniture, two
bedrooms and a large spacious bathroom. The first floor has a
large library with a fireplace and an adjourning dining room with
a dining table that sits 14 people comfortably. The spacious
kitchen is fully equipped with all the modern appliances. The IBM
computer lab is also on the first floor with IBM PC’s and one IBM
laser printer. We also have a luxurious guest apartment for
visiting dignitaries and distinguished professors.
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