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What is the Honors Interdisciplinary Studies program?
The Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the Clearwater Campus is a structured and integrated Honors curriculum that fulfills 27 hours of the College's general education requirements. These requirements include liberal arts courses in English, the humanities, and the social sciences. The curriculum is intended to provide students with a general understanding of content while encouraging intellectual curiosity. The fields of study that develop such habits of mind are traditionally believed to be literature, history, philosophy, ethics, fine arts and the social sciences. This program emphasizes critical thinking, reading and writing skills and analysis/synthesis skills by focusing on the intellectual and cultural heritage of Western civilization. See Interdisciplinary Studies Option in GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE for additional information on courses.
The Honors Interdisciplinary Studies Program offers both large and small group instruction, flexible class scheduling, broad inter-related perspectives, and the unique opportunity to study with other selected, motivated students in this rigorous program.
Entrance to this Honors program is by invitation according to the student performance on the SPC Placement Test, or SAT scores, or by IDS instructor interview.
What are the benefits of the honors interdisciplinary studies program?
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Outstanding liberal arts background
* Efficient scheduling of class time
* A low student-teacher ratio
* Association with peers of similar abilities, interests and motivation
* An excellent opportunity to acquire the academic skills needed in the junior and senior years at a university
* The opportunity to work closely with enthusiastic teachers who are interested in the student's intellectual development
* An understanding of how different subjects inter-relate
* Honors distinction on transcript
* Career exploration and guidance
* Field trips, speakers, team projects
* A sense of community among students who work together for four semesters
* Close articulation with receiving institutions about transfer credit
How do the IDS courses equate to the traditional courses of study?
| IDS 1101 | Honors IDS Ancient World |
IDS 1102 |
Honors IDS Middle Ages/Renaissance World |
ENC 1101 Composition I |
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LIT 2120H Composition II |
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HUM 2250 Humanities I |
HUM 2230H Humanities II |
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SPC 1017H Intro. to Speech Comm. |
AMH 2020H History of U.S. II |
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IDS 2103 |
Honors IDS Modern World |
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POS 2041 American National Government |
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POS 2041 American National Government |
AMH 2010H History of U.S. I |
AMH 2010H History of U.S. I |
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AMH 2010H History of U.S. I |
ECO 2013H Macroeconomics |
How does this program differ from the traditional course of study?
Traditional |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| English | 6 hours | IDS 1101 | 9 hours |
| Speech | 3 hours | IDS 1102 | 9 hours |
| Humanities | 6 hours | IDS 2103 | 9 hours |
| Ethics | 3 hours | Math | 6 hours |
| American Government | 3 hours | Electives | 20 hours |
| Social Science | 3 hours | P.E. | 2 hours |
| Math | 6 hours | ||
| Science | 9 hours | ||
| Electives | 23 hours | ||
| P.E. | 2 hours | ||
| A.A. Degree | 64 hours | A.A. Degree | 55 hours |
How can students enroll in the Honors Interdisciplinary Studies program?
In order to enroll in the program, they must first see an SPC counselor Danielle Kelly , kelly.danielle@spcollege.edu , (727) 791-2511 or Coleen Coyle, coyler.coleen@spcollege.edu , (727) 791-2508 (room 132) , who will help them determine whether they qualify for the program based on their scores on the SPC entrance-placement exam. Enrollment is limited in order to maintain a low student-teacher ratio.
For more information, contact:
Prof. Linda Yakle, 791-2717 yakle.linda@spcollege.edu
Prof. Richard Mercadante , 791-2527 mercadante.richard@spcollege.edu
Dr. Joseph Fenley, 791-2553 fenley.joseph@spcollege.edu
Or the Honors College office: Dr. Nadia Yevstigneyeva , Associate Director, Honors College, 791-2708
Or write:
Honors Interdisciplinary Studies Program
St. Petersburg College
Clearwater Campus
P.O. Box 13489
St. Petersburg FL 33733
CLASS TIMES:
Session I: |
Monday and Wednesday from 8:10AM to 12:15PM |
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IDS 1101 |
Session II: |
Monday and Wednesday from 8:10AM to 12:15PM |
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IDS 1102 |
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