Honors Curriculum
- Admitted Honors Students in good standing have four options for graduating with Honors College Designations (General Honors, Honors in the Major, University Honors, and International Honors).
- All CSU students are eligible to graduate with an Academic Distinction (Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Cum Laude).
- For each designation and academic distinction, students will be given a medallion.
General Honors
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- Working with the Honors Advisor, select ONE of the following options:
- 3 in-course honors projects in courses that count toward the student’s General Education course requirements
- 3 honors sections of General Education courses
- 2 in-course honors projects and 1 honors section of a General Education course
- 1 in-course honors project and 2 honors sections of General Education courses
- Working with the Honors Advisor, select ONE of the following options:
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- B grade or above in the courses in which honors projects were completed
- 3.5 Cumulative GPA
- To receive any Honors College designation, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA at the time of graduation
Honors in the Major
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- 3 in-course honors projects in courses which are required for the student's major or from courses which are approved electives for the major
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- B grade or above in the courses in which honors projects were completed
- 3.5 Cumulative GPA
- To receive any Honors College designation, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA at the time of graduation
University Honors
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Honors Students who complete both the General Honors and Honors in the Major requirements and graduate with a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA will receive University Honors.
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- B grade or above in the courses in which honors projects were completed
- 3.5 Cumulative GPA
- To receive any Honors College designation, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA at the time of graduation
International Honors
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- Honors Students who participate in and return from a University-led or approved study abroad program will:
- Coordinate with the Honors College to provide a campus- and community-wide presentation
- Discuss the process undertaken to participate in study abroad
- Describe the study abroad program in detail
- Provide details about the country or countries to which the student traveled (geography, culture, demographics, industry, government, etc)
- Describe life in the country or countries visited from your perspective
- Discuss what was learned from the experience and what the experience means to the student
- To receive any Honors College designation, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA at the time of graduation
- Honors Students who participate in and return from a University-led or approved study abroad program will:
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- Honors Students who are citizens of another country and who have completed at least one semester in the US will:
- Coordinate with the Honors College to provide a campus- and community-wide presentation
- Discuss the process undertaken to come to Central State University and the United States to study
- Describe the positives and negatives of coming to the US to attend CSU
- Provide details about the country or countries from which the student came (geography, culture, demographics, industry, government, etc)
- Describe life in the country or countries in which you have lived
- Discuss what has been learned from studying in the US and what the experience means to the student
- To receive any Honors College designation, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA at the time of graduation
- Honors Students who are citizens of another country and who have completed at least one semester in the US will:
Academic Distinctions
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3.90 or higher GPA for all work completed
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3.75 to 3.89 GPA for all work completed
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3.60 to 3.74 GPA for all work completed