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The Honors Program

Office of Academic Affairs

Welcome to Stockton Honors

 

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What is the Honors Program at Stockton College?

Stockton Honors is an academic program that combines challenging courses with service learning to foster a warm, supportive intellectual community. Honors students can choose any course of study from Stockton's major, minor, and certificate programs, while exploring opportunities from South Jersey to South Africa and all points in between.What unites us is a commitment to academic excellence, to making the world a better place, and to working creatively to achieve our goals.


"The Honors Program is a wonderful organization where students can grow academically as well as personally."
-- Anthony S, Business Studies major


Admission to the Honors Program

Admission to the Honors Program is competitive. Applicants must submit a separate application and letter of recommendation directly to the Honors Program office. Preference is given to those students who demonstrate clear intellectual curiosity and a strong desire to take an active role in their education and the College community. To remain in the program, students must continue to make academic progress, fulfill their service learning requirement, and maintain a 3.3 GPA. For application materials for the 2011-2012 academic year, please go to Honors Admissions Resources

Required Honors Courses

GEN 1033:

Honors Freshman Seminar:  The Life of the Mind


GAH 2309: Honors: Inventing the Past
 OR  
GAH 2274: Honors: Literature and Society
GNM 2242: Honors: Ways of Knowing
 OR  
GNM 2251: Honors: Designing Graphs, Seeing Numbers
GSS 2368: Honors: The Global Community
GIS 4635: Honors: Ethics and Contemporary Life

Service Learning Requirement

Honors students have made a commitment to making the world a better place, and the Service Learning Requirement allows them to fulfill that commitment in a variety of ways. Students entering the Honors Program are required to complete GEN 2840, Honors Service Learning, every semester that they remain in the program. Working in consultation with the Honors Director and the Service Learning Coordinator, they develop a Service Learning Portfolio tailored to their personal interests, academic and career ambitions, and individual goals. They will ordinarily complete two service projects per semester in order to develop their skills and expertise in civic engagement. 

Students who entered the Honors Program prior to Fall 2011 are encouraged to consult with the Honors Director about their service requirement.


"Stockton Honors is a challenge, not simply of academic ability but of character. Honors students hope to become not only leaders, but exemplars of service to other students and to the community."
-- Daniel H, Criminal Justice major


First Year Excellence

Towards the end of their first year in the Honors Program, students may apply for the First Year Excellence award. To be eligible, they must:

  • earn a 3.5 GPA at the end of their first semester

  • have taken, or be registered for, two of the required Honors classes (not counting GEN 2840)

  • attend the Day of Scholarship

  • attend the Stockton Celebration of Service

  • complete the Freshman 15 Blogging Project

Certificate of Distinction in Honors

Prior to graduation, Honors students may apply for Certificate of Distinction in Honors, which will appear on their college transcript. To be eligible, they must:

  • earn a GPA of 3.5 in Honors courses

  • complete all of the required Honors courses

  • complete the service learning requirement

  • complete a creative, research, or internship project in their major, and present it to the Honors community

    Students who matriculated before Fall 2011 may choose either these or the former requirements for College Honors. Please contact the Honors Director for more information. 


"Honors students share a love of learning, a commitment to excellence, a desire to achieve, and a belief that it is important to care about the world and its future."
-- Samantha N, Literature major


 

News and Updates

Congratulations to all our graduates! 

Have a safe and happy summer!

Welcome new freshmen! The Honors Experience is coming on June 24, 2012.

Honors Calendar of Events


Fall 2012 Events on Campus

Coming in three months...

 

Contact the Honors Director: 

Professor Lisa Rosner, Honors Director 

HonorsDirector@stockton.edu

Office Hours Fall 2012, B114
Mon, Fri 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Some Tuesdays and Thursdays  by appointment

Contact the Honors Center:

Honors Center
Richard Stockton College
101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205-9441
Phone: 609-626-6094
Fax: 609-626-3533
Honors@stockton.edu

 Lorraine O'Flaherty, Office Manager

 

Office Hours Spring 2012, E296
M-F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

 

"The Honors Program gives you what you put into it. I know that I have grown a lot since my freshman year because I have been a part of it. The leadership opportunities I have had have made me more responsible and organized. I think the biggest benefit of being in the program is having a group of people with similar interests to help you through college. The friends I have made as a result of being in Honors are truly my best friends and I can see the friendships lasting for years to come."
-- Laura G, Biology major