Get Ready for the Honors Experience!

The Honors Experience is a special overnight program designed for incoming Honors freshmen and transfer students. You'll make friends with new and current Honors students, meet faculty and staff, and learn about registering for classes. Meals are provided. Parents are invited to join their students for lunch and to remain for an information session. The next morning, parents and students will be reunited for breakfast in the Campus Center and the rest of Stockton's Orientation activities.

Invitations for the 2013 Experience will be mailed during the last week in May. If you are an accepted Honors student and have not received your invitation by June 1, please contact us at HonorsDirector.stockton.edu

Please note that you MUST send in the Reservation Form and SIGNED waiver form by June 10 in order to be registered for the Honors Experience. You may mail them to:

Attn: Lorraine O'Flaherty
Honors Center
Richard Stockton College
101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205-9441

You may also fax them to 609-626-3533, or scan and email them to HonorsDirector@stockton.edu

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"The Honors Experience creates a sense of unity among the Honors community and it also gives the incoming Honors students a chance to break out of their summer schedules. During the 24 hour stay you get that sense of what the upcoming year brings, and it feels like home sweet home and freedom."
-- Cherise, Honors Counselor

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Schedule for June 23-4, 2013:

June 23, Honors Experience:

• 10:00 am: Freshmen and their parents arrive at the Stockton campus. Visitors are asked to park in Parking Lot 6 and to check in at the Townshend Residential Life Center (TRLC) quad. Click here for driving directions and campus map.
• 10:30 am: Introductions and Q and A, Campus Center Coffee House
• 11:00 am: Buffet lunch, Campus Center Coffee House
• 12 noon: Welcoming remarks, Campus Center Theater
• 12:45: Freshmen leave for afternoon/evening activities with Honors Counselors. A detailed schedule will be provided at lunch. Parents may remain in the Theater for an information session and Q & A.

Parents are welcome to explore the campus during the afternoon, but they are requested not to arrange to meet their children after 12:45. Students will have a very full schedule and generally prefer to save their news to share in the morning. Parents are invited to join their students for breakfast, and a special set of welcome activities, during their scheduled Orientation day.

Please note that the Seaview Hotel, 1-800-205-6518, offers a discount for Stockton College events. To get the promotional code, please click here.

Link to regional hotel accommodations

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"My absolute favorite part of the Honors Experience is the Q+A at the beginning of the day in the Campus Center Coffee House. It’s when you get to meet not only the incoming students for the first time but their family members as well. I love getting to meet them and helping to answer any questions that they might have for students."
-- Maryse, Honors Counselor

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June 24, Stockton Orientation begins. Highlights include:

• 8:00 am: Light breakfast and check-in, Event Room in the Campus Center. Honors students may meet their parents here. ID pictures will be taken.
• 8:30 am: Welcome and Introductions
• 9:30-11:45 am: Academic Planning for students; Parent programs for parents
• 11:45-12:15, Lunch
• 12:30-2:00 pm: Registration
• 2:00-3:00 pm: Overview of Residential and Commuter Student Life
• 3:00 pm, Students and Parents reunite, Information Fair in Campus Center

The full schedule of Stockton New Student Orientation activities is now available.

How to Prepare for Course Registration

Honors freshmen will have the opportunity to register for classes with other first-year students on Monday, June 24. On Sunday evening, June 23, we'll take some time to introduce you to the process. You'll find it helpful to think about what classes you want to take before you arrive.

Transfer students will also have the opportunity to put together their desired schedule on Sunday evening, but they are strongly urged to consult with faculty in their major during their requested Orientation date.

We suggest you follow these steps:

Gather course materials:

You'll find it helpful to put together a folder with materials to help you plan your first semester at Stockton.

Please note: Adobe Reader may be required for you to view and download the files attached below. You can download Adobe Reader here.

Learn about Stockton course modules

Start out by printing the course module form below that's right for you. It will have your required freshman or transfer seminar marked on it. You will be pre-registered for this course when you arrive for Orientation. Please note that you MUST take your assigned course to remain in the Honors Program.

Course Module Form for Honors Freshmen (all majors EXCEPT Nursing)

Course Module Form for Honors Freshmen, Nursing majors

Course Module Form for Honors Transfer Students

Investigate your major

If you know what you want to major in, you can look up the required courses by clicking on the links at this page from the Center for Academic Advising. Some majors will list exactly what courses are required for the first semester of freshmen year. Others will give students more choices, but will expect them to start with introductory courses.

If you have not decided on a major, you can find information on how to choose a major from the Center for Academic Advising. 

Using the information you've found, make a list of courses you might want to take. You may find it helpful to print out the curriculum guide for your major and add it to your folder.

Have you put all the information into your folder? If so, then you are ready for the next step.

Look Up Available Classes:

Once you have gathered all of these materials, you are ready to look up classes you'd like to take and find out when they are offered. Many new students find this a complicated process! If you're one of them, don't worry -- you'll get plenty of help when it's actually time to register for courses. But if you want to give the process a try on your own, here are the steps to follow:

1. Find the Schedule of Classes from Stockton's web page.
2. Choose the term you're interested in (Fall 2013).
3. Select the type of course you're interested in, for example, "Biology" or "Literature". You'll see a list of courses, with the days and times they're offered.
4. For each course you're interested in, write down the course name and number (all the information in blue), as well as the days and times the course is offered.

Put It All Together:

Once you have a list of courses, try to fit the days and times they're offered into your course moduel form. Make sure none of them conflict with your required Honors seminar, and check that you are not scheduling two courses for the same time. Be prepared to come up with a few alternatives.

We're here to help!

If you find it hard to find the right combination of courses, don't stress! You'll have faculty, staff, and student mentors to help you learn about the process during the Honors Experience on June 23 and course registration at Stockton Orientation.