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bwin体育bwin体育荣誉课程邀请学生参加一个致力于深度学习的社区. 荣誉课程建立在彼此提供基督教信仰应该如何引导bwin体育的思想和生活在日常生活中，以及在特定领域的扩大理解. 学生和教授聚在一起，以各种方式相互支持和挑战:学术上, relationally, and spiritually.
Program Structure
The Honors Program at Geneva includes a First-Year Fellowship, a sophomore and junior honors curriculum, and a senior Honors Capstone research experience.
第一年奖学金将一年级学生安置在生活和学习社区，以加深会员和探究的经验. Students participate in Honors-only sections of core classes, live on designated Honors floors of the residence halls, and attend a number of off-campus cultural events and retreats.
During their sophomore and junior years, students will take courses such as “The Thinking Christian” and “Academic Faithfulness.这些课程深入探讨呼召的主题，并检视基督的主权如何塑造不同的学术领域. 在此期间，鼓励学生申请额外的资金出国留学和/或参加他们所在领域的学术会议.
在荣誉课程的最后一年，学生完成荣誉顶点课程，并与一名教师合作，在他们共同的研究领域进行重要的研究. 这些学生将获得一笔津贴，用于支付研究费用，并在学期结束时展示他们的研究成果.
bwin体育大学的第一年荣誉课程让我的大一经历变得如此美好. 从大一的班级里认识了一群独特的学生，这对我来说是一种熏陶和丰富，这是我没有预料到的, but that had a significant positive impact on me and my experience as a freshman." Mim, English Literature major
Components of the Program
- Living & Learning Communities
与第一年奖学金的学生住在同一楼层，有机会加深课堂内外的关系.
- Enhanced Academics
Participate in Honors-only sections of core courses and in-depth discussion groups.
- Cultural Opportunities
Attend professional productions, such as the Pittsburgh Symphony, Opera, Ballet and more with fellow Honors students—at no cost. Past cultural events can be viewed on the Honors Events page.
- Off-campus Retreats
在第一年的开始和结束时从校园“撤退”，进行综合学习和社区建设体验.
- Honors Credit Benefit
学生在参加荣誉课程的任何学期都可以按全日制学费注册最多20个学分.
荣誉课程为我提供了一个很棒的朋友和导师社区，他们推动了我，教会了我很多关于生活的东西." Calista, Civil Engineering Major
Required Courses
First-Year Fellowship
- HUM 103 Honors Section (Fall, 3 credits)
本课程旨在引导学生不断深入探索何为人类. In this first of the Humanities core sequence, participate in discussions on some of life’s central questions related to death, love, and membership.
- HON 101 (Fall, 1 credit)
Why are we students? What is the purpose of a Christian college? What does it mean to integrate faith and learning? These are just a few of the questions posed in this course, 取代(大多数专业)一年级学生必修的“学习与过渡”课程.
- Designated Society Core Course (Spring, 3 credits)
Society courses explore the purpose and contours of human society, enabling students to understand and evaluate its varying forms. By nature, humans, made in the image of the Triune God, are social beings. 这些课程使学生成为他们不同社区中更明智和更有建设性的成员.g. family, church, neighborhood, nation, etc.). Past Honors Society courses have included International Justice and Genocide.
*This course may count toward some majors and not others. Even if it does not count toward a student's major, it is still a requirement for the completion of the Honors Program.
- HON 102 (Spring, 1 credit)
本课程以HON 101所介绍的概念为基础，围绕两个对富有成效的职业至关重要的主题:觉醒和行动.
Upper Level Honors
- HON 201 (Fall, 1 credit)
This reading seminar guides students into the thinking of Christian scholars whose work has influenced the contemporary academy in a way that crosses disciplines; scholars whose work we will read include Roger Lundin, Marilynne Robinson, Abraham Kuyper, among others. 学生将根据他们所阅读的作家的作品，对各自的领域有更清晰的理解.
- HON 300 (Spring, 3 credits)
本课程鼓励学生以对基督的爱为动力，建立自己的人生异象，并专注于帮助“青年学者”更清楚、更全面地理解基督教信仰和学术生活. BIB 300 option.
- HON 401 (Every semester, 1-4 credits)
研讨会将帮助学生更全面地了解他们的荣誉研究项目在基督教信仰的光. The readings will help students to grasp their work at the level of its theoretical bases; they will concretely address epistemological and ideological issues of concern across majors. 该研讨会将与学生的特定研究项目一起进行, 研讨会讲师将与学生的导师一起帮助开发和指导他们的项目.
Selection to the program
Personal Invitation
Students who have earned a cumulative GPA ≥ 3.SAT≥1200(基于证据的阅读和写作+数学)或ACT≥25, 或CLT≥78将收到邀请参加周六举行的荣誉计划和奖学金竞赛, February 3, 2024.
During the competition students will be interviewed by a panel of faculty, staff and students, and will write an essay to be scored by faculty.
Learn More about the Scholarship Competition
比赛结果将确定入选该项目30个空缺职位的学生，以及获得5美元奖金的5名学生,000 Honors Program Scholarship.
Honors Program Scholarships
- A $2,000 Travel & Research Honorarium: This may be used for off-campus study, academic research or conference attendance. It is awarded only to those students who complete the first year with a GPA of 3.4 or above. 这笔酬金不会记入学生的账户，但一旦学生提出要求并通过荣誉课程获得批准，将支付给学生.
- Honors Program Scholarship: Among those students competing, five will be selected to receive an additional $5,000. Please note: The $5,000 Honors Scholarship will be divided evenly over four years. 荣誉奖学金将在其他bwin体育助学金和奖学金的基础上颁发，这些奖学金之前已经在24-25年度颁发给新生.
Only students participating in the Honors Program & 荣誉项目和荣誉项目奖学金将考虑奖学金比赛日.
Requirements
被邀请参加荣誉课程的学生应该积极参与课程的所有组成部分. This includes completing all required courses, living on the honors floors of the residence halls (except for commuter students), and attending the off-campus retreats. They must also earn a 3.在第一年结束时平均成绩达到4分，可以获得旅行和研究酬金.
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