HONORS COLLEGE

ACN Presentation

May 2012

Honors College – Presentation Outline

What’s New?

Nuts & Bolts

Getting Started And Continuing In The Honors College

What Can You Do To Support High Achieving Students?

Partnership Opportunities

Questions, Comments, Feedback?

Honors College - What’s New?

Presented last at ACN in Spring 2008 Received multiple requests for a review

Updates New location – tour of

Honors House available

after ACN meeting Dramatic increase in

enrollment New partnerships with

various School/Colleges Honors acceptance

independent of EPT

Honors College – Nuts & Bolts

What is the Honors College experience?

Active learning environment which focuses on reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking

Small seminars limited to 15 students

Close contact with professors Non-seminars as an option to

complete the Honors College degree include study abroad, independent study, graduate course, research and tutorials; Senior Honors Project or Thesis

Honors College – Nuts & Bolts

How does Honors work? All Honors courses satisfy GER Honors College curriculum

Honors 200 (HU) 3-6 credits Upper-level Honors & departmental Honors seminars

(HU, SS, NS, A) at least 9 credits Non-Seminar Options up to 9 credits

Ideally one Honors course each semester 21 credits total to earn the Honors College degree

Honors College – Nuts & Bolts

Benefits The “Look Good” Factor Honors College Student Association - leadership,

volunteer, and social opportunities Letters of Recommendation Honors College Scholarships Honors Writing Specialist Small College Setting Holistic Advising for High Achieving Students Excellent Professors Priority Registration And our Students’ Favorites - Honors Courses!

Honors College – Recruitment

First Year Students 26 ACT Composite Top 40% of HS class, if HS ranks EPT score determines which semester the student begins

their first Honors 200 course

Continuing UWM or Transfer Students Cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 Met the University English requirement Ideally having completed no more than 40 credits Contingency admits

Honors College – Continuing

The Honors College requires students to meet the following cumulative GPA/enrollment criteria: (as of Spring 2012)

First Semester Freshmen 3.0 Freshmen 3.2 Sophomores 3.3 Juniors 3.4 Seniors/To Graduate 3.5

Students must earn at least a B- in an Honors course to earn Honors credit.

Students who do not take Honors courses for two consecutive semesters will be considered "inactive" and dropped from the Honors College.

Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their respective School/College advisor and then their Honors College advisor each semester.

Honors College – Referrals

We welcome referrals from you! No pressure – the Honors College would love to

hear about great students you advise that may meet Honors admissions criteria – just refer them and we’ll do the rest.

Feel free to email either Kate Coffaro (kcoffaro@uwm.edu) or Shannon Byrne Irwin (byrneirw@uwm.edu) with the student’s name and Student ID number. We will follow up with the student with more details about

the Honors College.

Honors College – Advising

Remember – ideally reserving GER for Honors credits

Honors courses may satisfy some major requirements and students may seek substitutions

School/College individual meetings Recent meetings with several School/Colleges proved

very successful

Collaborative advising relationship Supporting our high achieving students together

Honors College - Partnership

Honors visible on transcript Sub Advisors – both Kate & Shannon listed; not

specifically assigned, based on availability “H” as in Honors, appears between the credit number and

grade for each course

Honors advisors are more than willing to meet with new staff or present your staff meetings.

New Student Orientation Honors advisors will email a list of admitted Honors

students prior to each NSO Honors College Information Sessions Course Approval Form

Honors College - Partnership

Honors advisors email a list of current active Honors students every semester to each School/College. Many advising offices flag Honors student files.

An Honors College Course Description Booklet is emailed to Honors students and advisors in the weeks prior to Priority Registration – feel free to reference this resource.

Honors & School/College new student recruitment mailing

Honors College -Questions

Questions, comments, feedback? honors.uwm.edu Contact Information:

Kate Coffaro kcoffaro@uwm.edu (414) 229-4021 Honors House 150

Shannon M. Byrne Irwin byrneirw@uwm.edu (414) 229-3023 Honors House 151