LRC Honors Program

The Honors Program at Lenoir-Rhyne University affords students of exceptional ability an intellectual challenge in which both academic excellence and creativity are encouraged.
Two separate Honors Programs are available. The General Honors Program is open to students at the beginning of their freshman year, to transfer students, and to current Lenoir-Rhyne students, under the several criteria listed below. A student's status in the program is renewed on a yearly basis. Departmental Honors Programs, on the other hand, are offered in all academic departments to selected students in their junior and/or senior year.

GENERAL HONORS

Admission to the General Honors Program is by invitation of the college. Entering freshmen are selected for Cromer, Lineberger, and Honors Affiliate scholarships on the basis of SAT/ACT scores, high-school class standing, high-school grade point average, service, leadership, Honors Day interviews and writing samples as well as other information available to help discern creativity and motivation. Students who are on the President's or Dean's list for the first semester of their freshman year at Lenoir-Rhyne are invited to join the Honors Program and may be awarded an Honors scholarship. Departmental Honors courses are listed under the various departments. General Honors students maintain Honors designation by continuing an overall grade point average of 3.25. The following additional requirements serve as particulars:

FRESHMEN:

All Freshmen Honors students are required to take an honors section of LRC 101 and attend all required Honors convocations. In addition, Honors scholarship recipients shall take at least four Honors courses in the core curriculum, either by Honors section or by designated in-course honors. The special sections of the core curriculum, (to be determined annually), while paralleling the normal core course in content, are independent of that course, employing methods of instruction whereby under guidance of the instructor, the students themselves are expected to pursue the subject matter actively and to further their own education through dialogue and mutual criticism. Because of the special conditions which prevail in these sections, enrollment is restricted to a limited number of general Honors students at any one time.
Honors Scholarship recipients shall take at least 4 semesters of Great Books courses. These courses are available under Honors status each semester to Honors students (and other students by consent of the instructor). The final course (either HON 491 or HON 492) must be taken in the final three semesters of your degree. Honors Seminar (Honors 191, 192, 291, 292, 391, 491, and 492) are discussion courses with the Great Books as subject matter, under the auspices of the Lineberger Center for Cultural and Educational Renewal.
Students may take an additional Great Books course beyond that required for graduation and substitute this for one required honors course in the Core Curriculum. This must be approved by the Honors Director before enrolling in the additional Great Books course.
All Honors Program participants shall engage in at least one significant community service activity (15 hours) in the Hickory area during each year of matriculation at Lenoir-Rhyne. This may be in the context of the Broyhill Scholars Program, fraternity or sorority community-service programs, Habitat for Humanity projects, projects sponsored by other campus organizations, or projects of individual initiative and identification. Participation must be reported in a Community Service Log and submitted as an appendix to the portfolio to the Honors Director.
Each Honors scholar will maintain a portfolio to be reviewed by the Honors Director. Successful completion of this portfolio will be indicated by satisfactorily completing HON 301--Juniors Honors Seminar (0 credit hrs).
Honors students are expected to be persons of upstanding moral and ethical character. Any violation of campus policy will result in a review of your Honors status and scholarship.