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Honors Program

If intellectual challenge is especially important to you, you’ll want to be a part of the Jack E. Snider Center for Honors. As a member of the honors program, you’ll engage in special opportunities that include:

• Meeting with faculty members and outside guests who demonstrate a passionate commitment to students. Past guests have included author Sharyn McCrumb, producer Ken Wales, and scholars John Caputo and Peter Kreeft (philosophy) and Dale Brown (organizer of the Faith and Writing Conference at Calvin College).
• Examining ideas from a variety of academic disciplines during the honors seminar—often over coffee and dessert! The proposed seminar topic for this year is “Identity.” Honors students are also encouraged to explore other perspectives through study abroad experiences.
• Participating in selected courses that stimulate thinking and allow for creative response. Other courses may allow honors students, for extra credit, to develop more extensive research projects.
• Working with a faculty mentor on a yearlong senior honors project in your field of study.
  Serving both the campus and the larger community by tutoring and mentoring.
  Connecting with others at the honors house, a personal space for honors students to gather, study, and relax.
• Culminating your honors experience with a senior thesis that combines skills, learning, and reflection. Past projects have included, among others, scientific and mathematical research, comparative literary studies, and playwriting and screenwriting.
• Students with a 3.0 GPA or higher and who have scored at least a 28 ACT or 1260 SAT will be invited to participate in the program.

For more information about the Jack E. Snider Center for Honors, contact the Office of Admissions, 1.800.362.0014 or admissions@king.edu