Honors Program

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The Honors Program at St. Johns River State College offers outstanding and motivated students the opportunity to enhance their educational experiences. Students will encounter challenging courses outside the format and expectations of traditional classes. Honors courses offer a different approach to teaching and learning. Through special sections of selected general education courses, the program provides participants an intellectually stimulating academic experience, stressing the development of critical thinking skills, to help prepare students for advanced study in university coursework. The program also offers faculty the opportunity to develop new courses for honors students.

Honors students may have opportunities to participate in activities not usually available in regular sections of these courses. Honors students will be challenged to accept their ethical responsibilities, which include leadership and service to others.

Admission Requirements

First Time in College, High School Graduates
Unweighted cumulative high school GPA of 3.5, or an ACT composite score of 26 or higher or combined math and critical reading SAT of 1170 or higher
AND
be “college ready” in the areas of English, reading, and mathematics; that is, the students do not have to take any developmental education courses.
Current St. Johns River State College and Transfer Students
A minimum 3.5 cumulative college GPA with a minimum of 9 college-level credit hours
AND
be “college ready” in the areas of English, reading, and mathematics
Dual Enrollment/Early College Program Students
Dual enrollment students must be “college ready” in the areas of English, reading, and mathematics; be recommended for participation by their high school principal or designee; have permission of the dual enrollment director; and meet one of the following requirements EITHER:
1. First time in college Dual Enrollment students: Unweighted cumulative high school GPA of 3.5, or an ACT composite score of 26 or higher or combined SAT of 1170 or higher
  OR
2. Current SJR State Dual Enrollment or Dual Enrollment transfer students: A minimum cumulative 3.5 college GPA with a minimum of 9 college-level credit hours

Honors Program Requirements

To complete the honors program and receive graduation and transcript recognition, the student must complete the 3 credit course IDS 1110 - Honors Explorations in addition to 9 other credit hours of honors coursework and perform 40 hours of community service which should involve general community service and service to the College community.

Honors Coursework

IDS 1110 - Honors Explorations is a required course and is taken as an honor student’s first course in the Honors Program. Students may take IDS 1110 simultaneously with other honors courses during the same term.

IDS 1110 - Honors Explorations : This course teaches the nature of knowledge acquisition throughout the general education curriculum. The course is taught by honors faculty and draws its interdisciplinary content from the fields of communications, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences/mathematics. The fundamental goal of the course is to help students appreciate the interconnectedness of knowledge across the entire range of academic disciplines while integrating skills for success in both college and the professional world. Required as an orientation course for all students entering the Honors Program. Enrollment requires acceptance into the Honors Program.

In addition

In addition to IDS 1110 - Honors Explorations , students will choose a minimum of 9 other credit hours of honors coursework from the list below:

AMH 2010 - United States History to 1877 Credits: 3
AMH 2020 - United States History since 1877 Credits: 3
AML 2010 - American Literature I Credits: 3
AML 2020 - American Literature II Credits: 3
AML 2601 - African-American Literature I Credits: 3
ARH 2050 - Art History I Credits: 3
ARH 2051 - Art History II Credits: 3
BSC 2010 - General Biology I Credits: 3
BSC 2010L - Laboratory for General Biology I Credits: 1
BSC 2011 - General Biology II Credits: 3
BSC 2011L - Laboratory for General Biology II Credits: 1
BSC 2085 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 3
BSC 2085L - Laboratory for Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 1
BSC 2086 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 3
BSC 2086L - Laboratory for Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 1
CHM 1045 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHM 1045L - Laboratory for General Chemistry I Credits: 1
CHM 1046 - General Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHM 1046L - Laboratory for General Chemistry II Credits: 1
DEP 2004 - Human Growth and Development Credits: 3
ECO 2013 - Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECO 2023 - Microeconomics Credits: 3
ENC 1101 - Composition I Credits: 3
ENC 1102 - Composition II Credits: 3
ENL 2012 - English Literature I Credits: 3
ENL 2022 - English Literature II Credits: 3
ENL 2330 - Introduction to Shakespeare Credits: 3
HUM 2020 - Introduction to Humanities Credits: 3
HUM 2220 - Greek and Roman Humanities Credits: 3
HUM 2223 - Late Roman and Medieval Humanities Credits: 3
HUM 2232 - Renaissance and Baroque Humanities Credits: 3
HUM 2234 - Enlightenment and Romanticism Humanities Credits: 3
HUM 2250 - 20th Century Humanities Credits: 3
HUM 2310 - Mythology in Art, Literature and Music Credits: 3
LIT 2182 - Modern Irish Literature Credits: 3
LIT 2380 - Literature by Women Credits: 3
MAC 1147 - Precalculus Credits: 4
MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
MCB 2010 - Microbiology Credits: 3
MCB 2010L - Lab for Microbiology Credits: 1
MUH 2112 - Music History Credits: 3
PHI 2630 - Contemporary Ethics Credits: 3
PHY 1053 - General Physics I Credits: 3
PHY 1053L - Laboratory for General Physics I Credits: 1
PHY 1054 - General Physics II Credits: 3
PHY 1054L - Laboratory for General Physics II Credits: 1
PHY 2048 - Physics I with Calculus Credits: 3
PHY 2048L - Laboratory for Physics I with Calculus Credits: 1
PHY 2049 - Physics II with Calculus Credits: 3
PHY 2049L - Laboratory for Physics II with Calculus Credits: 1
POS 1041 - United States Federal Government Credits: 3
PSY 2012 - General Psychology Credits: 3
STA 2023 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
SYG 1000 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
WOH 1012 - World Civilization to 1600 Credits: 3
WOH 1022 - World Civilization since 1600 Credits: 3
*Each honors course involves significant reading, writing, discussion, challenge problems, and/or student participation.

Community Service

For successful completion of the Honors Program, students are required to complete 40 hours of community service. This can be done as part of the IDS course, although students may need to fulfill additional hours beyond what is completed during the IDS course. Students may choose community service based upon their career goals or interest areas, or as part of club participation while attending SJR State. Documentation for community service hours needs to be turned in to the Arts and Sciences Office.

Continuous Enrollment in Honors Program

Students will need to maintain a 3.5 or above GPA to remain in the Honors Program. Students will need to reapply for the Honors Program if their GPA drops below 3.5 or if they have a break in enrollment of two years or more.

For more information about SJR State’s Honors Program, please visit the Honors website at SJRstate.edu/honors or contact the Arts and Sciences Office at (386) 312-4067.