QUANTA Honors CollegeEverything you wanted to know and were afraid to ask

Quanta

● Interdisciplinary learning community

● Three classes integrated around a theme

● Three professors all the time

● Emphasizes transfer of skills from one discipline to another

Honors College

● More challenging instruction for high performing students

● 15 credit hours

● 20 hours of service learning

● Final research paper

Quanta Honors College: The best of both worlds

● Learning community approach

● Broad admissions

● Supported learning

● Preparation for university honors work

● Planning for transfer to bachelor’s work

Yes, it’s harder.But it has big benefits:

● Better retention – about 90 percent

● Better support – writing center tutors, more accessible office hours, opportunities for student research

● Fewer lectures, more hands-on learning in small groups

● Easier transition to universities

● 10% tuition refund

Who should come in?

● Students who express an interest in honors work

● Recent graduates with GPAs of 3.0

● Recent graduates with some AP or IB courses

● Non-traditional students with PERT reading above 106 and writing above 103

● Dual enrollment students

Institutional benefits

● Higher retention in cohort programs

● Enhanced academic reputation for us

● Higher profile in recruitment

● Coordination with other enhancement programs, like STEM Community Scholars

What’s coming

● Three year phased-in implementation, starting with Fall, 2014, students.

● Quanta Honors College courses for all general education requirements.

● Current Honors College students will continue under the old system until implementation is complete.

Courses for Fall, 2015

● ENC 1101, SLS 2505, LIT 2000 -- First year students

● STA 2023, POS 2041, ENC 2210 -- Second year students

● Instructors: Ben Graydon, Frank Gunshanan, Brianna Kurtz, Becca Block, Trey Orndorff, Maggie Karda

Questions?

● Call Maggie at 4219

● Office: 210/211 – second floor of the library

● I’m in the office most of the summer and am happy to meet with students and their families.