HONORS PROGRAM

Purpose and Description

The Honors Program offered by Wayland is designed to challenge the academically superior student to develop initiative and abilities beyond that expected in a normal course of study. Electing an Honors program offers breadth and depth of content through independent study and research, aiding the student in preparation for entering a career upon graduation or for attending graduate school in a field of choice. Honors work represents the highest level of academic work available at Wayland on the undergraduate level.

Programs, Awards, and Recognition

Students admitted to the Honors Program are eligible for scholarship assistance. The Honors Council bases individual awards on information furnished by each candidate. These awards continue provided the student maintains the proper grade point average and makes steady progress in completing seminar, tutorial, and thesis hours. Honors students on scholarship receive half-tuition remission for each of three Honors seminars they complete and full-tuition remission for twelve hours of tutorial and thesis courses. To apply to the Honors Program or for further information about this scholarship, or about the Honors Program in general, contact the current Honors Council Chairperson, Dr. D. Niler Pyeatt .  For students entering Wayland in the Fall 2008 term, a completed application must be submitted by May 1, 2008.

Upon the student's successful completion of Honors work, the Honors Council awards the student a certificate. In addition, the bachelor's diploma will read "With Honors in (major field)," the transcript will read "Completed Honors Curriculum," and the Honors student will be given special recognition during the graduation ceremony. The program is designed to meet the needs of ambitious students and carries a scholarship.

If you are interested in the Honors program at Wayland check out the admission requirements.

Honors Courses

HONO 1395, 1396, 1397.  Seminar - an introduction to college-level thought through the study of varied and unusual topics, usually interdisciplinary or theoretical in nature.  Prerequisite:  Approval by Honors Council. Forthcoming Seminars

HONO 3394.  Seminar  - an advanced study of varied and unusual topics, usually interdisciplinary or theoretical in nature.  Prerequisite:  Approval by Honors Council.

HONO 3395, 3396. Tutorial Course In Major Field- individual study and research done under supervision of a member of the Wayland Honors Faculty. Tutorial courses are designated by subject area. Required for students in Honors Curriculum. Prerequisite: Approval by Honors Council.

HONO 3397, 3398. Research in Major Field - designed for Honors Students conducting
experimental/laboratory research under supervision of the Wayland Honors Faculty. Research
courses are designated by subject area. Required for students in Honors Curriculum.
Prerequisite: Approval by Honors Council; HONO 3397 is required for enrollment into HONO
3398.

HONO 4395, 4396, 4397. Thesis In Major Field - production of a thesis involving original research, original interpretation, or criticism, completed under supervision of a member of the Honors Faculty.  Courses are designated by subject area.  Six hours are required for Honors Curriculum, with nine hours permissible. Prerequisite: Approval by Honors Council.

Successful Completion of the Honors Program

Any major field of study coupled with the Honors program will be considered a composite major. Honors courses in the research/tutorial and thesis areas will be added to the major to complete the composite classification. During the freshman and sophomore years, students must complete 9 hours in the Honors seminar courses (HONO 1395, 1396, 1397, 3394).   All seminar work must be completed before beginning the thesis.

In the junior and senior years, all Honors students are required to work closely with a professor in their major field of choice to complete the following courses that lead to the finalization of the thesis. Depending on the major field of study, the Honors Student will take the tutorial courses of HONO 3395 and 3396 or take the research courses of HONO 3397 and HONO 3398 during the junior year. HONO 4395, 4396, and if necessary 4397 are thesis courses which are required during the senior year.