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The Honors College collaborates with the academic Colleges and their programs to provide an enriched curriculum and co-curricular opportunities. The University of Bridgeport Honors College is designed for undergraduate students from all majors with a record of achievement who are interested in excelling academically, cultivating leadership skills, or learning experientially through civic engagement. The College’s mission is to create a community of like-minded, motivated students and provide them with an exceptional academic and student-life experience that will foster independent learning and inspire them to tackle the challenges of scholarship, citizenship, and leadership.
Honors students can take advantage of a dynamic and supportive environment with opportunities for community building, personal/professional development, service, and cultural exploration. Undergraduate students in good standing in the Honors College are granted early course registration, ensuring a spot in some of the University’s most sought-after courses. They also have access to the Honors Lounge to study and collaborate with peers and are invited to annual social events, including a fall reception and spring banquet. Completion of the Honors College leads to special recognition at graduation.
The Honors College contains three areas of focus for students to choose from: Honors Scholar, Honors Citizen, and Honors Leader. Each requires six (6) classes. In the Honors Citizenship and Honors Leadership tracks, three (3) of the required classes are non-credit bearing and record participation in campus leadership roles and civic engagement events.
Eligibility
First-year accepted students with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher will be enrolled in the Honors College. Undergraduate transfer students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher at their previous institution can also apply to join the Honors College. Students must be transferring fewer than 60 credits. Current undergraduate students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher can apply for the Honors College before completing 60 credits.
First-year Honors College students
- Applicants with a high school GPA of 3.0 or better are automatically admitted to the Honors College and upon eligibility for registration, enrolled in HONR 101F - Honors-FYS (schedule permitting). In HONR 101F, students learn about the Honors College’s three separate tracks and are advised on choosing whether to continue as an Honors Scholar, Honors Leader, or Honors Citizen.
- Upon completion of HONR 101F and having earned the necessary GPA their first semester, Honors College students declare their Honors Program affiliation in the spring semester of their first year.
- Students deciding not to continue in the Honors College can end their affiliation without penalty at the end of their first semester.
Honors Citizen
- The Honors Citizen track is designed for students concerned about social issues and interested in civic engagement. Honors Citizens are motivated by a desire to learn about their communities, themselves, and their values through experiential learning.
- Honors Citizens are required to take HONR 255C - Fundamentals of Civic Engagement and are encouraged to take it in the spring semester of their first year.
- Honors Citizens are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA and earn at least a “B” in all HONR classes.
- Honors Citizens are required to take the non-credit course, HONR 385CX - Honors Citizenship , three times. The course does not involve formal instruction but records student participation in two volunteer and civic engagement activities per enrollment period.
- Honors Citizens are required to take HONR 390 - Senior Seminar , a class that culminates with the organization and staging of a collaborative civic engagement event to address a specific community or social issue.
- In sum, the typical Honors Citizen student takes three (3) HONR classes: HONR 101F, HONR 255C, HONR 390, and three separate semesters of HONR 385CX, a non-credit bearing class used to document volunteer and civic engagement activities.
Honors Scholar
- The Honors Scholarship track is designed for students motivated by academic exploration and achievement. Honors Scholars welcome challenging coursework and the opportunity to develop intellectually.
- Honors Scholars are required to take HONR 265S - Fundamentals of Scholarship . They are encouraged to take it during the spring semester of their first year.
- Honors Scholars are required to maintain a 3.5 GPA and earn at least a “B” in all HONR classes.
- Honors Scholars are required to take HONR 390 - Senior Seminar or HONR 399 - Independent Study with the guidance of a faculty member, they will write an honors thesis or complete an independent research project, and create a poster to submit to UB RISE, the annual showcase of student and faculty research, innovation, scholarship, and entrepreneurship.
- In sum, Honors Scholars take six (6) HONR classes: HONR 101F, HONR 265, HONR 395 or HONR 399, and three other HONR classes of their choice.
Honors Leader
- The Honors Leader track is designed for students interested in campus life, community-building, and cultivating leadership skills. Honors Leaders are motivated by a desire to learn about themselves and others through service learning.
- Honors Leaders are required to take HONR 245 - Fundamentals of Leadership and are encouraged to take it during the spring semester of their first year.
- Honors Leaders are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA and earn at least a “B” in all HONR classes.
- Honors Leaders are required to take HONR 386LX - Honors Leadership three separate times to record their participation in leadership roles on campus, including but not limited to:
- Residential life representative
- Commuter assistant
- Orientation leader
- FYS peer mentor
- SSS peer mentor
- Student ambassador
- Alternative spring break
- In-residence student success mentor
- Student Programming Board
- Student Government Association
- Greek Life officer
- Honors Leaders are required to take HONR 390 - Senior Seminar . Coursework culminates in the creation of a new campus organization, event, or activity or significant revisioning of an existing one.
- In sum, Honors Leaders take six (6) HONR classes: HONR 101F, HONR 245, HONR 390, and three separate semesters of HONR 386LX, a non-credit bearing class used to document student leadership activity.
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