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2006-2007- Volume 81, No. 1
Honors College
HONORS COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE:
Robert Ramsay, Ed.D., Director, (727) 712-5702
Nadia Yevstigneyeva, M.D., Assistant Director (727) 712-5247
Email: honorscollege@spcollege.edu
Fax: (727) 712-5834
http://www.spcollege.edu/honorscollege
The Honors College at SPC, was established in November 2003, and since December 2003 has been a member of the National, Regional and State Collegiate Honors Associations and Florida/Campus Compact (service learning and civic engagement through campus - community partnership.) The Honors College is an intellectual learning community encompassing honor students, student honorary groups, honors courses, honors programs, interdisciplinary honors courses, seminars, colloquia, independent study, undergraduate research opportunities, international study abroad programs, graduation recognition events, honors cords, honors scholarships and many other attributes and challenging activities. The SPC Honors College provides a unique opportunity for greater intellectual depth and personal growth for our students.
In Fall 2005, 120 students were members of the Honors College. These students, have a mentor, an honors advisor, participated in the challenging Honors Freshman Cornerstone Seminar and all were awarded a merits scholarship.
HONORS COLLEGE MISSION
The mission of The Honors College is to provide an exemplary education and build an intellectual community that encourages creativity, deeper understanding, leadership qualities, and critical thinking skills for our most talented and motivated students. We will achieve this by developing unique educational opportunities and activities to challenge and enhance academic depth and personal growth through:
- Excellent, highly developed, and enriched honors courses and programs, honors curricula, honors seminars and symposia.
- Outstanding faculty to teach Honors courses.
- Assistance with applying for scholarships to college and postgraduate schools.
- Transfer opportunities to selective, nationally renowned colleges and universities.
- An outstanding learning environment, facilities and special services.
- A variety of leadership and service-learning opportunities and varied cultural and social activities
We are implementing the practices of the best in-state and out-of-state honors programs and colleges in order to create the strongest infrastructure for the SPC program.
HONORS COLLEGE CAMPUS COORDINATORS:
Martha Campbell, Ph.D., TS (727) 712-5795
Evelyn Finklea, SPG,(727) 341-4369
Ed Walsh, SPG, (727) 341-3557
Jimmy Chang, CLW, (727) 791-2714
Patricia Matchette, SE, (727) 394-6171
Tina O’Daniels, TS, (727) 712-5888
Beth Goodbread, TS, (727) 712-5754
HONORS COLLEGE
(College Rule 6Hx23-4.65)
For academically outstanding and motivated students, St. Petersburg College offers specially enriched honors courses. These specially enriched sections present a more varied and challenging curriculum by which selected students can satisfy some of the general education requirements and achieve and enhance maximum development of their academic ability and talent. Continuation in the Honors College is contingent on maintaining high academic, ethical and service-learning excellence.
- Admission for high school graduates to the Honors College is based on the following requirements:
be in the top ten percent (10%) of their high school graduating class OR have earned a high school cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.00 scale OR
achieved a score of 1200 or higher on the SAT; OR
- achieved a composite score of 26 or higher on the ACT; OR
- achieved a score of no less than 100 on the English and Reading portions and 72 on the college Math portion of the College placement test; AND
- have a satisfactory written essay on the special topic (for high school students, SPC current and transfer students).
- Admission for the SPC current and transfer students to the Honors College is based on the following requirements:
have earned college cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher with at least 12 credits of college coursework; OR
be an active member of Phi Theta Kappa (for SPC current and transfer students); OR
- present a recommendation for admission to the Honors Program from a counselor or an instructor who is familiar with their academic work (for SPC current and transfer students); AND
- have a satisfactory written essay on the special topic (for both high school students, SPC current and transfer students).
- Admission of SPC collegiate high school students and early admission high school students to the Honors College is based on the following requirements:
have earned college cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher with at least 12 credits of college coursework; AND
present a recommendation for admission to the Honors Program from a counselor or an instructor who is familiar with their academic work; AND
have a satisfactory written essay on the special topic.
- Continuation in the Honors College is based on the following requirements:
have earned a grade point average of 3.3 or greater in honors courses and be enrolled in 3 credt hours of honors courses for each semester;
have earned college cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or greater by the end of the academic year; AND
be involved in service-learning projects and/or in one extra-curricular activity each semester.
HONORS COLLEGE BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS
- Enrichment of college studies with specially designed courses and challenging curriculum open only to honors students
- Priority Registration: early and easy registration
- Small classes (average class size is 15-18)
- Opportunity to apply and receive Honors College merit scholarships
- Designation of each honors course on the student’s transcript
- Honors College academic advising
- Ability to earn Honors Diploma, Honors Certificate, medallion and awards
- Special arrangements for transferring to universities and colleges, with opportunities for scholarships.
- International study abroad opportunities and scholarships
- Proposed honors facilities
- Variety of extra-curricular activities such as symposiums, seminars, field trips, etc.
- Faculty mentoring and research opportunities, along with internship opportunities
- Library privileges
- Proposed honors facilities
- Acknowledgement during the graduation ceremony
TYPES OF HONOR COURSES TO BE OFFERED IN THE 2006-2007 ACADEMIC YEAR
- Honors courses - introductory and intermediate courses in the Honors Core Curriculum, along with elective honors courses
- Interdisciplinary studies program
- International study abroad courses
- Honors courses online
- Honors Freshman Cornerstone Seminar
- Honors Capstone Seminar
- Independent study opportunities
- Undergraduate research opportunities
CURRENT HONOR COURSES OFFERED
Students do not have to be accepted into the Honors College to enroll in honors courses, but they must meet course criteria or have program director approval or be accepted into the Honors College.
- AML 2010H Honors American Literature I
- AML 2020H Honors American Literature II
- BSC 2009CH Honors Investigating Biology
- ECO 2013H Honors Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 2023H Honors Principles of Microeconomics
- ENC 1121H Honors Composition I
- ENC 1122H Honors Composition II
- ENL 2012H Honors British Literature I
- HUM 2210H Honors Western Humanities I (Ancient through Renaissance)
- HUM 2233H Honors Western Humanities II (Baroque to the present)
- HUM 2270H Honors Humanities (East-West Synthesis)
- IDH 2029H Honors College Cornerstone Seminar
- IDH 2028H Honors College Capstone Seminar
- INR 2002H Honors International Relations
- LIT 2110H Honors World Literature I
- LIT 2120H Honors World Literature II
- MAC 2311H Honors Calculus with Analytic Geometry
- MGF 1108H Honors Mathematical Ideas and Explorations
- PHI 1602H Honors Studies in Applied Ethics
- PHY 1048H Honors Physics
- PHY 1048HL Honors Physics Lab I
- POS 2050H Honors American Government
- PSY 1020H Honors General Psychology
- SPC 1060H Honors Public Speaking
- SPC 1600H Honors Introduction to Speech Communication
- SPN 1120H Honors Elementary Spanish I
- SPN 1121H Honors Elementary Spanish II
- STA 2023H Honors Elementary Statistics
- WOH 2040H Honors The Twentieth Century
HONORS INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES PROGRAM – CLEARWATER CAMPUS
Students do not have to be accepted into the Honors College to enroll in IDS, but they must have program director approval or meet the course criteria.
IDS covers 27 hours of SPC general education credits:
- IDS 1101H: ENC 1121H (Honors Composition I), HUM 2210H (Honors Western Humanities I), EUH 1000 (Western Civilization I)
- IDS 1102H: ENC 1122H (Honors Composition II), HUM 2233H (Honors Western Humanities II), SPC 1600H (Honors Introduction to Speech Communication)
- IDS 2103H: POS 2050H (Honors American Government), PHI 1602H (Honors Studies in Applied Ethics), LIT 2120H (Honors World Lit II-elective)
SPECIAL ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES – INTERNATIONAL STUDY ABROAD COURSES
St. Petersburg College's Study Abroad program gives students the chance of life-changing and rewarding learning experiences. Many of our students earn credits towards their degree while studying overseas. The programs vary from one week to a term, and course offerings correlate with the programs itineraries. Students must enroll in the academic course(s) of their choice, pre-departure classes, and attend orientation sessions on safety topics.
All full-time and/or part-time students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher are encouraged to apply and participate in our study abroad programs. Students must register for at least one of the available courses. Courses are taught in different formats (in-class, online, blended.) These programs are open to students 18 years or older.
The following Internation Study Abroad Programs will be offered for 2006-2007:
- Art and Literature of England Program. Contact: Ms. Patricia Matchette, (727) 796-6171 or matchette.patricia@spcollege.edu.
- Cambridge University Summer Program. Contact: Ms. Patricia Matchette, (727) 796-6171 or matchette.patricia@spcollege.edu.
- Cultural and Languages of Spain Program. Contact: Ms. Roxanna Levin, (727) 712-5830 or levin.roxana@spcollege.edu.
- Russian Arts and Ideas Program. Contact: Mr. Ed Walsh, St. Petersburg/Gibss Campus (727) 341-3557 or walsh.edward@spcollege.edu.
- Spanish Summer Immersion in Mexico Program. Contact: Mr. Fernando Ojeda, Communications, (727) 791-2404 or ojeda.fernando@spcollege.edu.
- Summer Piano Program in Florence, Italy. Contact: Luis Sanchez, Instructor of Piano, Humanities and Fine Arts Department, SP/G Campus at (727) 341-4737 or sanchez.luis@spcollege.edu.
- Tropical Ecology Laboratory in Costa Rica Program. Contact: Mr. Jim Wallis, Natural Science instructor, Tarpon Springs Campus, (727) 712-5755 or wallis.jim@spcollege.edu.
- Tropical Ecology in Belize Program. Contact: Mr. Jim Wallis, Natural Science instructor, Tarpon Springs Campus, (727) 712-5755 or wallis.jim@spcollege.edu.
Please visit our website for more information on the new application process, instructions and details of the trips or send your questions via email to studyabroad@spcollege.edu, or contact us by phone at (727) 712-5207, (727) 712-5734, or (727) 712-5741 International Studies Abroad Office.
HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
There are several types of Honors College Scholarships designed for the various levels of achievement for students enrolled in the Honors College: Titans, Excellence, Academic, and Study Abroad. All students must have applied to and be accepted into the Honors College to be eligible for one of these scholarships. Furthermore, each of the above-mentioned scholarship types has specific criteria for the individual student to qualify. These qualification criteria include students’ academic scores, involvement in extracurricular activities and/or service-learning project, and other academic achievements.
To learn more about Honors College application process, course offerings, honors faculty, courses syllabi, and honors news, visit our Web-site at: http://www.spcollege.edu/honorscollege.