Delaware State University Honors Program Brochure

Delaware State University

HONORS PROGRAM

ABOUT THE HONORS PROGRAM

At Delaware State University, the Honors Program is about academic enrichment. Honors students receive individualized faculty and mentor attention, participate in stimulating honors courses and seminars, and choose from numerous research opportunities.

The program is designed to prepare scholars with an education that fosters intellectual growth and academic achievement, while readying them to stand out with employers or be successful in graduate or professional schools after graduation.

CURRICULUM

The Honors Curriculum is a four-year program that begins with honors courses being offered in the fall semester of the freshman year. The curriculum consists of the following categories:

12 credits

 Departmental honors courses including sections of general education courses.

6 credits

 Interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary colloquia/seminars

 Independent honors research/ study project

 Honors senior research thesis.

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

 Specialized classes and smaller class sizes

 Cohort classes — Freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior courses/activities

 Priority advising period/registration

 Graduate school preparation: LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, GRE

 Summer research experiences for undergraduates

 Opportunities to attend and present at scholarly workshops and conferences

 Access to leadership development

 Inclusion in the Honors Program Living-Learning Community for freshmen

 Membership in the Honors Students Association

ADMISSION CRITERIA

and Requirements

A prospective honors student must have:

 Admission to Delaware State University without conditions (apply at desu.edu/apply-now);

 A GPA of 3.25 or higher (on a 4.0 scale);

 An SAT combined score of at least 1050 in Mathematics and Critical Reading, with at least 450 in each section; OR an ACT composite score of at least 22 in Mathematics and Critical Reading.

LEARN MORE & APPLY

Get more details about the program and the application requirements!

 Visit desu.edu/ honors-program or scan the QR code

 Call 302.857.6715

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Delaware State University Honors Program:

 Provides talented and motivated students opportunities for intellectual growth and achievement in small, challenging classes that encourage active intellectual participation, discussion and collaboration in the search for knowledge;

 Enhances student skills for analytical/critical thinking, logical examination and appraisal of ideas; problem-solving and decision-making; and clear, precise, coherent and persuasive oral and written communication;

 Engages students in the creative process of formulating a hypothesis, researching those problems and drawing conclusions that lead to either original classroom assignments or larger faculty-mentored research projects resulting in contributions of scholarly work to each student’s chosen field of study.

HONORS PROGRAM MISSION

The mission of the Honors Program at Delaware State University is to provide students with exceptional intellectual ability, motivation and commitment with superior learning opportunities that challenge them to reach new levels of academic excellence in scholarship and creativity.