Temple Honors College

SwatTeam2010
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 21:29:51 +0000

I’m a senior in the honors college (social sciences / CLA)

Transfers or upperclassmen admitted need 6 honors classes by graduation, those in the program from freshman year need 10. These can be a balance of any classes you want, but you have to take gen eds in the honors program.

CLA requires 123 credits to graduate so this means ~ 15 credits per semester / 8 semesters. Wuld probably be around 35-40 classes total.

Up to two Honors courses can be contracted (which gives xfers like myself a bit of a benefit). If you dnt believe you can meet the requirements you can file a petition to have an amended #/makeup of courses. I contracted 2 upper level courses (entrepreneurship / politics) and took 3 honors geneds and a honors capstone (did this in one school year but my gpa is going to drop a bit).

Contracts can be anything you and the professors decide. (I.e. My entrepreneurship class required us to read a book & present as well as 5 other ten minute presentations on readings; I had to read an extra book and give extra Presentation on the book).

My honors capstone had a 6000 word thesis (22-26 pages, compared to - from what I’ve overheard in the tech center - 10-14 page rage for regular capstones in the same major). Class discussions in geneds have more depth and breath. Temple has focused on recruiting top students and some of the discussions in freshman geneds have been the most enlightening.

You do nit need to take an honors capstone if in university honors to get the honors certificate

Was able to gain research experience under advising of department/honors chair through the program. (also a possibility for departmental honors students in the majors that offer it).

Hope this helps…

P.S. Dwight Carey in fox school is the best professor at temple (yw)