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The Tennessee Wesleyan College Honors Program
brings together small groups of specially chosen
students in seminars to study enduring issues
that have formed and continue to shape the human
community. Organized primarily, though not
exclusively, around the reading of great books,
written reaction to the reading, and discussion,
the seminars emphasize close interaction among
faculty and students. If a student chooses,
there is the opportunity to fulfill the honors
program requirements with the writing of a
senior honors thesis. The Honors Program is open to second semester
freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
selected by a faculty committee based on
standardized test scores and/or past classroom
performance. Nominations will be accepted from
faculty or students and submitted to the
Academic Dean.
Each course, with the exception of the one-hour introductory course,
earns a minimum of three semester hours of
credit. A course may be taken as an elective or
may fulfill an All College Requirement or may be
applied toward a major or minor if approved
through existing processes.
Successful completion of at least 12 hours with
no grade lower than B entitles the student to an
honors program diploma (a seal affixed to the
diploma stating “Honors Program Graduate”). A
special notation will be attached to the
official transcript. Additionally, the student
will receive a framed certificate acknowledging
participation in the program.
The Honors Program explores the general theme of
“Culture, Ideas, and Values” from an
interdisciplinary perspective. The courses by
design seek to open the barriers that separate
disciplines, teaching the student to appreciate
the interrelationships among history,
literature, mathematics, philosophy, religion,
and science. The framework for completion of the
Honors Program is as follows:
First Year (Second Semester)
HP 201 — Culture Ideas, and Values: Encounter
and Exploration Second Year
HP 301, 302 — Culture, Ideas, and Values:
Literary, Philosophical, and Artistic
Expressions.
Third-Fourth Years
The following offerings represent some suggested
thematic options or topical courses that may be
available to students in the third and fourth
years:
Leadership in World Biography I or II Genetics
and Society
Holocaust Studies: Heroes and Heroines Survey of
Mathematics
Faith and Fiction Terrorism
History in Literature and Film
Fourth Year: Research and Writing (Optional)
HP 401-402 — Senior Thesis |
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