十大彩票平台荣誉项目历史
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1997年6月, the Board of Higher Education established Commonwealth 大学, a free-standing honors college of distinction at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 除了, the Board of Higher Education approved the development of an integrated network of Commonwealth 荣誉项目s throughout the public higher education system under the leadership of Commonwealth 大学.
十大彩票平台 started its honors program in 1990 with several seminars: Arts in Action in the Humanities, American Biographies (in the Social Sciences) and 图书馆 Research Methods (A Humanities elective). Only The 图书馆 Research Methods Colloquium was required. 随着时间的推移, other seminars have been developed including Idea to Market, 病痛, Seeing Beyond Seeing and the Science of Sex & 性. A variety of other seminars are available and are offered on a rotating basis each semester.
原因有很多, and to support student schedules and needs, 附加组件也可用. These are commonly (but not limited to) professional programs, 比如护理和牙科辅助, and many regular classes have approved add-on components available. 学生s can also collaborate with faculty to create unique honors add-on components for courses that do not have an honors section. This process offers students the chance to design an additional 20% load with the agreement of their faculty member. 学生s then submit the contract to the honors program committee for approval by the end of the second week of the term.
在某些情况下, students and faculty have collaborated on creating an independent study for the student. 再一次。, that requires the student to submit a contract completed by both student and faculty member to the honors program committee.
多年来, scores of students have earned the 15 credit honors certificate, and even more have earned nine credits of honors recognition. 参加荣誉课程的学生, either as symposia or as add-on will find the letter 'h' next to honors course names on their transcripts.
荣誉项目协调
The 荣誉项目 at 十大彩票平台技术社区学院 is directly accountable to the Chief 学术 Officer of the institution. The Honors Coordinator works closely with an advisory group, The Honors Advisory Board. The Honors Advisory Board is composed of faculty, 工作人员, administrators and student representative(s), and is charged with reviewing new courses proposals, approving independent study applications, 审查项目需求, and assisting in the recruitment of faculty and students to the program.
The 十大彩票平台 荣誉项目 carries institutional membership in the 全国大学生荣誉委员会 and the Northeast Regional Honors Council and students are encouraged to apply for opportunities to present at regional and national conferences.