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Section: | 300 |
Section Title: | Academic Affairs |
Policy Number: | 300 L |
Policy Name: | College Honors Program Policy |
Approval Authority: | Provost/VPAA |
College Policy Executive: | Chief Planning Officer |
Responsible Executive: | Provost/VPAA |
Responsible Unit: | Office of the Provost/VPAA |
Date Adopted: | May 10, 1972 |
Date Revised: | April 28, 2011 |
Policy
Ramapo College of New Jersey shall support a College Honors Program serving the curricular and co-curricular aspirations of students seeking intellectual, creative and moral engagement. The College Honors Program offers a distinct HNRS curriculum, sponsors senior projects, and supports co-curricular projects complementing the missions of the College Honors Program and of Ramapo College.
To set forth policy and procedures to offer an Honors program at the College.
To all matriculated undergraduate students at Ramapo College who have four or more semesters remaining before projected graduation. Qualified applicants will be invited to participate.
College Honors Program Procedures. Web site: https://www.ramapo.edu/honors/index.html
Office of the Provost: 201-684-7529
Procedure
Ramapo College of New Jersey shall support a College Honors Program serving the curricular and co-curricular aspirations of students seeking intellectual, creative and moral engagement.
The College Honors Program shall consider both quantitative and qualitative measures. For admission, above-average GPA or SAT scores are a necessary, but not sufficient criterion. Qualitative measures shall assess the intellectual independence or engaged learning values of the applicant. It is possible that a student could have high grades or test scores but lack in the intrinsic or ‘engaged learning’ values necessary to flourish in the College Honors Program. It is also possible that a student could have less than excellent test scores but demonstrate the intellectual, creative and moral engagement which is the distinctive disposition of a College Honors student.
Because freedom from extrinsic rewards is valued in a College Honors student, grade point average and entrance examination score are only one measure of assessing the intellectual, creative and moral engagement of applicants. Application for admission into the College Honors Program is a separate process from undergraduate admissions to Ramapo College, and any scholarship or special admission process.
All applicants shall:
Continuing students, currently attending Ramapo at the time of their application, shall also submit two Ramapo faculty recommendations.
Review of applications for candidates who will be selected to enter the program the following September commences in January, and closes at the end of May, or until the cohort is complete. Candidates selected for an interview will be notified of the Admission Panel decision on or before July 1.
Qualified applicants will be invited to participate in an admission interview based on their application materials. These candidates will be interviewed by a three-member panel of the College Honors Advisory Board.
This ‘Honors attitude’ toward learning can only be assessed through extended and personal teacher-student relations and exchanges. The requirements for admission and continued participation in the program include:
On-going, annual qualitative assessment shall include assessment of each student’s engagement in their own scholarly work, as well as service and contributions community. Admission to the program is no guarantee of successful completion.
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