Honors College

Collins Scholar, Honors College Scholar, Honors College Fellow

Students may opt to finish The Honors College in one of three ways.

The Collins Scholar (Option 1) is a freshman-year only experience, designed for those who have highly structured majors with a large number of hours required for graduation (e.g., Education, Engineering, Nursing) and for those who only want a one-year experience before moving on to other parts of their college life. Collins Scholars must complete 9 hours of honors credit and must take an honors sections of Lipscomb Experience. In addition, Collins Scholars must attend a minimum of two major honors events during the freshman year and have a minimum 3.5 GPA at the end in the first year. Collins Scholars will have a note attached to their transcript and be recognized at the annual awards reception.

Students who wish to continue in honors after the freshman year can graduate either as an Honors College Scholar (Option 2) or as an Honors College Fellow (Option 3). In either case, a student must complete the Liberal Arts Heritage Core and must have at least a cumulative 3.5 GPA in all courses at graduation. Students will indicate their interest in continuing toward the end of the first semester of their freshman year.

HN21x3/22x3 Liberal Arts Heritage: The Ancient World. Satisfies LUHP Requirement

Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses.

HN 23x3/24x3 - Liberal Arts Heritage: The Modern World

Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:

HN 25x3/26x3 - Liberal Arts Heritage: Literature, Satisfies LULT Requirement

Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:

HN 31x3/32x3 - Liberal Arts Heritage: The Sciences. Satisfies LUMS requirements.

Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:

HN 33x3/34x3 - Liberal Arts Heritage: Society & Perspectives. Satisfies LUSS Requirement

Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:

HN 35x3/36x3 - Liberal Arts Heritage: Faith & Reason. Satisfies 5th Bible requirement. (some majors incorporate already)

Satisfies 5th Bible requirement (some majors incorporate already). Choose from one of the following cross-listed courses:

Additional Courses for Honors Credit:

Honors sections of the following courses are also available in The Honors College, but they are not required. In non-honors sections of these courses, honors students earn honors credit via contract.

BI 1073 - The Story of Jesus (3) S
BI 1083 - The Story of the Church (3) F
BI 1093 - The Story of Israel (3) F
BI 3213 - Faith and Culture (3) SP
BI 4213 - Christian Ethics (3) F, SP
BY 3524 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4) SP
CM 1211 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1) F, SP, SU and
CM 1221 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1) F, SP, SU
HN 1113 - Communication, Technology and Society (3)
Credits / Units: 3
LUEG 3xn3 - Engagements: (selected topic) (3) F, SP
LUEG 3073 is the honors version of Engagements. Other courses may become honors via honors contracts. Credits / Units 3
LULT 2xn3 - Explorations in Literature: (selected topic) (3) F, SP
Honors section or honors contract. Credits / Units: 3

Additional Requirements:

Honors College students in good standing must register for an Honors Orientation (HN1910) or Honors Colloquium (HN1920, HN2910, HN2920, HN3910, HN3920, HN4910, HN4920) each fall and spring semester. Successful completion of these courses allows continued membership in the Honors College.

Honors Contracts

Students can obtain honors credit by doing honors-level work in regular courses, preferably in the major or minor by means of a contract arrangement with the course instructor. The honors contract seeks to foster creativity and independence of scholarship as well as to develop a mentoring relationship with the faculty member. The contract project should add to the academic dimension of the course by introducing new material or by allowing the student to pursue in greater depth one of the topics on the syllabus. The project should be of sufficient scope for the student to present its results at a conference. The proposed contract must be approved by the Advisory Committee by the end of the sixth week of the semester. Students in The Honors College will receive instructions on contracts at the beginning of each semester.