Lock Haven University

HONORS PROGRAM PROFILE, 2003-2004

  · BASIC FACTS

Founded in 1988 with 20 first-year students, the program currently enrolls 165 with approximately 90 freshmen admitted each fall, 40 in University Honors and 50 in First Year Excellence.

·  UNIVERSITY HONORS (21 credit hours)

Students entering as freshmen take four Honors courses their first year, fulfilling general education requirements in composition, literature, philosophy and world history.  In succeeding years students earn a minimum of nine additional Honors credit hours through a combination of Honors courses and augmented non-Honors courses.  Minimum GPA: 3.2.

·  UNIVERSITY HONORS WITH DISTINCTION (27 credit hours)

Students complete a minimum of 27 Honors credits including an Honors Capstone Project.  Minimum GPA: 3.2.

·  FIRST YEAR EXCELLENCE (12 credit hours)

Freshmen take two general education courses each semester of their first year, satisfying requirements in composition, literature, philosophy and world history.  Minimum GPA: 3.0.  Students completing FYE with GPA of 3.2 or higher may enter University Honors.

·  CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Honors students are responsible for organizing and participating in a variety of co-curricular activities.  All students must contribute two hours per week to Honors Program activities (4 hours for first-semester University Honors students and 3 hours for first-semester FYE students).

SELECTION AND STANDARDS

Entering freshmen are selected on the basis of high school grades, SAT scores, essays, recommendations, and high school activities.  Typically, the middle half of the freshman class has high school class standings between the 80th and 95th percentiles and combined SATs between 1100 and 1250 (ACT 24 – 28).

Current LHU students who have completed 1-4 semesters of coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.2 may apply for admission to University Honors.  Transfer applications are welcomed, and credit may be awarded for honors courses taken at other institutions.  Applications may be completed online.

2003-2004 HONORS COURSES

HONR 101-02  Historical and Philosophical Studies I & II
HONR 111-12  Composition and Literature I & II
HONR 159  Earth Resources & Environment
HONR 105  Mathematics in Contemporary Society
POLI    107  World Politics
SPCH  303  Argumentation and Debate

HONORS CO CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

INTERNATIONAL ENCOUNTERS

Current honors students come from the following countries:

Albania, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Nigeria

Current honors students have studied in the following countries:

Australia, Costa Rica, England, Finland, Scotland, South Africa, Spain

Honors students have the opportunity to study in the following countries on Lock Haven University exchange programs (as well as many more through programs at other institutions): 

Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine

Current honors students speak:

Albanian, Dagbani, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Kazakh, Kiswahili, Konkani, Norwegian, Russian, Sign Language, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil

GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY OUR ALUMNI

Cornell University, The John Hopkins University Graduate School of Business, Stanford University School of International Service, University of Pennsylvania, American University, The Pennsylvania State University Smeal Business School, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California University of Pennsylvania, Dayton Law School, Geisinger School of Nursing, Hahnemann Medical School (now Allegheny University), Jefferson Medical College, University of Delaware, Lehigh University, University of Maryland School of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law, Temple University School of Medicine, State University of New York, Oneonta, Hershey Medical Center, East Stroudsburg University.

NATIONAL INVOLVEMENT OF LHU HONORS PROGRAM

The Honors Program is active in the National Collegiate Honors Council at both the national and regional levels.  LHU honors students have recently attended conferences in Lake George, New York, Salisbury, Maryland, Orlando, Florida, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Brooklyn, New York and Washington, D.C.. This year honors students will attend conferences in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  Each year the Honors Program organizes a Public Issues Forum for the NCHC annual conference and on the web and a Public Deliberation Workshop for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education.  Many honors students are active in the Pennsylvania Center for Civic Life.

MAJORS OF HONORS STUDENTS

2002-2003 HONORS AUGMENTATION AND SENIOR PROJECT TOPICS AUGMENTATIONS:

AUGMENTATIONS:

Bice, Silvana - African American Educational Opportunities and the Brown Decision
Pudvah, Teresa - The Acquisition of Language: A Child's Journey
Proctor, Theresa - American Music in Hispanic Culture
Spano, Justin - Use of FAAS to Determine the Concentration of Iron in River Water Sample
Parrish, Beth - Current Pain Modulation Techniques Using Electrotherapy and Other Application Methods
Tomacsek, James - Interactive Database Website

CAPSTONE PROJECTS:

Hatches, Patty - Muscle Activation
Witherel, Carrie - Cranial Nerves

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES OF HONORS STUDENTS

THE HONORS COMMITTEE

Five elected faculty and two elected students:

Ms. Kristin Frantz, sophomore, elementary education (2004)
Dr. Nicole Chartas, Department of Academic Developing and Counsel (2005)
Dr. Todd Nesbitt, Department of Soc/Anth/Soc Wk/Geog. (2005)
Prof. Kathy Richards, Department of Elementary and Secondary and Secondary Education (2004)
Ms. Lori Mertz, junior, elementary education (2005)
Dr. Jackie Whitling, Department of Chemistry (2005)
Prof. John Wilson, Department of English (2004)
Dr. Joseph McGinn, -- Department of Philosophy (director, serving ex officio)

Application materials and additional information are available on the Honors Program website www.lhup.edu/honors

To meet with a current honors student or to obtain more information about the program and its activities, contact:

Dr. JosephT McGinn, Director
Honors Program, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA 17745
Phone:  (570) 893-2165    Email: honors@.lhup.edu