College Honors: Honors Projects
Honors in the Major
Students will complete Honors Research or an Honors Experience in the last two semesters of their program. The first semester is a preparatory opportunity. The second semester includes completion of the work and presentation at the Ramapo College Honors Symposium, as well as one outside conference to be selected by the student and faculty mentor. Joint student-faculty research is strongly encouraged. Students may choose one of the following options:
OPTION A - Honors Research: Joint student-faculty research or student research closely guided by a faculty mentor, and two additional assessors. An original paper, experiment or performance piece is completed during the second semester. This research will be prepared for presentation at Ramapo College Honors Symposium and one outside conference
OPTION B - Honors Experience: Joint student-faculty experience or student experience closely guided by a faculty mentor, and two additional assessors.. This experience may include an internship, study abroad, or service learning for one or more semesters. An original paper, experiment or performance piece is completed during the second semester. The results of this experience will be prepared for presentation at Ramapo College Honors Symposium and one outside conference
OPTION C - Research or Experience completed as part of a capstone in a student's major, may be submitted in partial fulfillment of the Honors in the Major requirements described in Option A or B. The faculty mentor guiding the capstone in the student's major would be designated as the primary College Honors mentor. Two additional assessors would also serve to evaluate the student's work Each student would also present the paper or poster at the Ramapo College Honors Symposium and one outside conference. An original paper, experiment or performance piece is completed during the second semester. The results of this research or experience will be prepared for presentation at Ramapo College Honors Symposium and one outside conference
