Honors Program Creighton University College of Arts &
Sciences
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Mission Rooted in the universitys Christian, Catholic, and
Jesuit traditions, Its goal is to foster a community committed to
the ongoing education of students and faculty members as fellow
seekers for truth. The program seeks individuals of all faiths and
backgrounds who are intelligent, well prepared academically, highly
motivated, and academically adventurous. The curriculum immerses
these students in an academically rigorous but flexible program of
study guided by a faculty mentor who is charged with paying special
attention to the personal dimension of learning.
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Admission Criteria ACT composite score of at least 29 or SAT
score of 1360 High School G.P.A. of at least 3.7. Honors Program
Application Form Application Essays Honors Rsum
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Academic Advantages Priority Registration Tuition waivers for
over 18 credits Small, discussion- based classes Honors advisors to
supplement major advisors
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Curriculum Foundational Sequence (9 credits) in their first
three semesters that introduce them to the Christian, Catholic, and
Jesuit intellectual traditions that lie at the heart of a Creighton
education within the context of Western civilization and of the
pluralistic world we inhabit. HRS100: Intellectual Beginnings
HRS101: The Rise of the West HRS200: The Modern World
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Curriculum (continued) Sources and Methods Courses (15-20
credits) that induce students to think critically about
information, assumptions, and arguments found in multiple forms of
academic and cultural discourse. Several such courses will be
offered each semester in a range of academic disciplines
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Curriculum (continued) Capstone Course. Honors students will be
required to take a capstone course, normally a Senior Perspectives
Course.
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Curriculum (continued) Independent Research Project. Honors
students will be required to demonstrate their capacity for
advanced, self- directed, individual work by completing an approved
project within their major(s). They will undertake these projects
under the guidance of assigned faculty mentors and present their
findings during a campus-wide Honors Day.
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Mentoring & Learning Plan Individualized Learning Plans are
developed by Honors students in close consultation with a faculty
mentor. Learning Plans integrate students backgrounds and interests
with the strengths and Mission of the University and their College.
Their Learning Plans are reviewed and approved by their faculty
mentors and by the Program Director. Students complete a Portfolio
based on the Learning Objectives of the college.
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Social Dimension Develop and administer own voluntary community
service projects Plan and conduct annual retreats for freshman and
senior HRS students Shared housing for freshmen (Swanson 9 th
floor) Honors common room, library, and study room
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Learning Objectives Communicate clearly and effectively in
written, spoken, mathematical, and artistic languages: Written
Language (incl. Foreign Languages) Spoken Language (incl. Foreign
Languages) Mathematical Language Artistic Language Suggested
Guidelines
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Learning Objectives Think critically about information,
assumptions, and arguments found in multiple forms of academic and
cultural discourse SAM Courses SRP Course Suggested Guidelines
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Learning Objectives Integrate broad and diverse learning with
at least one individually chosen academic discipline or
professional field Major (s) Minor (s) Senior Independent Research
Project
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Learning Objectives Appreciate the Christian, Catholic, and
Jesuit intellectual traditions in the context of historical,
cultural, and spiritual concerns HFS Courses Suggested
Guidelines
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Learning Objectives Apply a reasoned approach to effective
decision-making according to sound and coherent ethical principles
HFS courses SAM courses Independent Research Suggested
Guidelines
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Learning Objectives Relate an active commitment to learning,
truth, and justice to a life of service and to the development of
the global community SRP Course Service
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Advising Guidelines 3 Foundational Sequence Courses (HFS) 5
Sources & Methods Courses (SAM) 1 Capstone Course Independent
Research within Major Honors Day presentation Suggested Guidelines
16 Upper Level Courses 128 Total Credits Student Portfolio
Honors Advising Junior SAM C3 SAM C4 HRS 497 Study Abroad?
Senior SAM C5 HRS 497 SRP Honors Day Presentation
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Suggested Guidelines Fine Arts (3) Foreign Language (3) History
(6) Literature (6) Mathematics (3) Natural Science (7) Philosophy
(6) Social Science (6) Theology (6)
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SAM Courses The Epistemology of Political Science Research in
the Writing of Poetry Fuzzy Math Logic Noncitizens in Democratic
Athens Intelligence - Multiple Perspectives Organization Learning:
Finding Your Place in the World Writing Our Lives: Identity and
Culture in Personal Writing The Theology of Medieval Women
Philosophy and Economics: Method and Horizon of Discourse
Metaphysics of Film Graph Theory Godel, Escher, Bach European
Literary Modernism This View of Life - Evolutionary Biology
Imagination to Invention American Identity in the World European
Metropolis 1900 Animals, Persons, and Ethics
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For additional information
http://puffin.creighton.edu/honorsprogram/ Contact: Isabelle D.
Cherney Dept. of Psychology, HLS 321, #1228 [email protected]
Shari Stenberg Dept. of English, Hitchcock 212a, #2523
[email protected]