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2011-12 Honors Dinner and Symposium
Each spring an honors dinner and symposium takes place at the campus and prospective honors students and their families are invited to learn more about the program. Following dinner, current honors students and faculty members share information about their research projects and experiences.
Community Room, Penn State York
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
6:00-8:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - Welcome
Dr. Lisa Plowfield, Chancellor
6:05-6:50 p.m. - Dinner
6:50-7:05 p.m. - Honors Program Overview
Dr. Haiduke Sarafian, Honors Program Coordinator
7:05-7:15 p.m. - Interpersonal Communication Theory and Research (CAS 403) [Honors Option]
Dr. Deborah Eicher-Catt, Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS)
Honors students: Katie Kosalek and Caitlin Markline [Interpersonal communication on representations of romantic, modern, and postmodern discourses]
7:20-7:30 p.m. - Rhoi Fajardo
An engineering summer course in China
7:30-7:45 p.m. - Physics 212 [Honors Course]
Dr. Haiduke Sarafian, Professor of Physics
Honors Students: Cameron Nelson and Shahzad Siddique [Two physics projects]
7:45-8:00 p.m. - Spanish 130
Dr. Cecilia Heydl-Cortinez, Associate Professor of Spanish
Students: Michael Garrety and Shannon McNeely [Exploring Portugal and the Road to Santiago]
The Penn State York Honors Program is a special opportunity for students with outstanding academic ability to enrich and broaden their general education and to deepen their preparation for graduate study or for a profession. Students enrolled in the program select from a variety of honors courses, honors options or independent studies designed to encourage strong students to succeed in the early stages of their University education.
Check out our Honors Program brochure! (PDF)
Requirements
First-year students:
- minimum high school grade-point average of at least 3.2
- minimum Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of 1,650 or higher
- visit to campus and completion of honors program essay
Returning students:
- a minimum Penn State average of 3.3 or better
Program Benefits
- Small classes designed for honors students
- Priority course registration opportunities
- One-on-one work with award-winning faculty who integrate teaching and research
- Use of Honors study lounge and computers in the Lee R. Glatfelter Library
- Special trips arranged for honors students
- Opportunity to receive scholarships if requirements are met (see below)
- Certificate awarded following completion of 9 credits with an average of 3.00 or higher
- Honors course work identified on your transcript
- Library privileges (including semester-long book borrowing)
- Potential to enroll in the Schreyer Honors College if you move to Univesity Park
Scholarship Opportunities
First-Year Students
Students who have a minimum 3.2 high school grade-point average, a 1,650 or better SAT, and complete the honors program essay will be considered for one of twelve $3,000 scholarship for the first year if they are full-time students.
Returning Students
Students who have completed the required number of honors credits during their first year and have a 3.3 overall grade-point average and a 3.0 grade-point average in their honors course work may be eligible for a scholarship of $1,000 (on a funds available basis) for the second year. Students should contact Dr. Haiduke Sarafian, the honors coordinator, for more information.
Honors Program Contacts
First-year students:
Shaun Turner
Associate Director of Admissions
717-771-4040
Returning students:
Dr. Haiduke Sarafian
Program Coordinator
717-771-4093 or has2@psu.edu
Available Honors Courses
Below is the list of the honors courses for Spring 2012. Most honors courses are designated by an H, T or U unless they have "Honors" in the title, e.g. English 30, Honors Freshman Composition. Courses with honors options have no specific designation.
* Honors courses accommodate only honors students. Honors course options are open to the general student population, including honors students.
Honors Courses Fall 2012
| Honors Courses | |
| Introduction to American Studies (AM ST 100U) | B. Rauhasuer |
| Introduction to Engineering Design (EDSGN 100H) | C. Gaston |
| Composition Program (ENGL 30T) | S. Stelly |
| The Short Story (ENGL 184U) | J. Nesbitt |
| Corporation Finance (FIN 301H) | E. Jenkins |
| Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (MATH 251H) | A. Siddiqui |
| Technical Physics II (PHYS 151H) | H. Sarafian |
| Introductory Physics (PHYS 251H) | H. Sarafian |
| Honors course options | |
| Students may contact instructors to explore the possibilities for Honors options. | |
* The Honors option forms can be downloaded or obtained from the honors program coordinator, Dr. Haiduke Sarafian, by visiting his office (Room 24, Main Classroom Building), or e-mailing him at has2@psu.edu.