Requirements

48-54 hours
Baccalaureate degrees require a minimum of 48 (54 for Bachelor of Arts) hours of general education courses (Honors Concentration and General Concentration) in the total of 128 hours.

Honors Concentration―28 hours
 
Core―12 hours  
HONS 125 Western Culture I 3
HONS 126 Western Culture II 3
HONS 215 Self and Society 3
HONS 325 Science and Religion 3
       
Seminars―9 hours  
Select three of the following seminars: (One seminar will be taken abroad the United States. Students may take no more than one Topics course to fulfill this requirement.)
HONS 246 Authority and Responsibility 3
HONS 265 Conflict and Peacemaking 3
HONS 287 Topics 3
HONS 335 Wealth and Poverty 3
HONS 345 The Global Environment 3
       
Research―7 hours    

HONS 112 Research and Composition

3

HONS 398 Research Methods 2
HONS 498 Honors Thesis (152 KB PDF) 2
       

General Concentration―20-26 hours

CORE 108 Core and Connections--1 hour
Required for all freshmen and transfer students with less than 25 hours.
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Communication―3 hours  
ENGL 111 College Writing I 3
     
Religion―6 hours  
RELT 205 Developing the Christian Mind 3

 or RELT 141 Christian Beliefs
 or RELT 110 Intro to Christian Faith Adventism

(3)
(3)

One RELB course 3
       
Science―4 hours    
Select a science laboratory course from  
BIOL 151, CHEM 151, PHYS 151 4
       
Mathematics―3 hours    
MATH 121 or above   3
(MATH 122 recommended)  
       
Health and Human Performance―3 hours
HHPA 155 Concepts of Wellness 2
One HHPA Activity course 1
       
Foreign Language―6 hours  
(Required for B.A. degree only)  
Beginning modern language 3, 3
Students who have completed two years of a foreign language in high school have also completed this requirement.

Honors Thesis (152 KB PDF)
Graduates will employ critical thinking and/or creativity to pursue in-depth study in an area of their choice. Each Union Scholar, in consultation with the director, will choose a study advisor for his or her field. A proposal for the thesis must be submitted to and approved by the Union Scholars Advisory Committee. Evaluation of the project will be done by a committee consisting of the director and the student's advisory committee

Union Scholars Service Component Projects
A Union Scholar will participate in three service projects each year. The Scholars office will plan four service projects each school year and Scholars will elect to participate in at least two of the four projects. Individual projects may be done as one of the projects with the approval of the Director of Union Scholars.

Application Requirements
· Completion of Union Scholars Application.
· A minimum high school cumulative GPA of 3.50 for entering freshmen.
· A minimum composite ACT score of 24 or equivalent.
· A minimum college cumulative GPA of 3.33 for transfer students and current Union College students.
To earn an honors diploma from Union College, students who transfer into the Union Scholars program must complete a minimum of ten hours in the Union Scholars Honors Concentration.

Maintaining Membership
To continue as a Union Scholar a student must fulfill the following:
· Enroll in the appropriate honors sequence courses and receive a B average (3.00) or higher in these.
· Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.33.
· Report all volunteer service prior to final exams each spring.
A student who receives a notification of discontinuance in the program may reapply to Union Scholars after these membership conditions have been fulfilled.

Transfer Policy
Students may transfer into the honors program at the director's discretion in a manner that is in agreement with the honors concentration. Transfer students will enter into the program via academic petitions to accommodate completion of honors requirements.