t Viewbook - Undergraduate Admissions - Gallaudet University

85%
of faculty hold Ph.D.s
or terminal degrees
General Studies Program
Gallaudet’s General Studies Requirements (GSR) are planned with
the university’s liberal arts philosophy in mind. During your first
year, you will complete a cluster of four Freshman Foundation
courses that comprise the basis of the critical thinking, reasoning,
language, and communication skills that you’ll use for the rest of
your collegiate career and beyond.
After the first year, take integrated courses that challenge
your inner intellectual. Faculty members from two different
departments team up to present an interdisciplinary course
around a central topic that allows you to connect skills and
knowledge from multiple fields and experience.
And finally, cultivate your scholarly skills in a Capstone course
during which you team up with classmates to tackle a real world
problem through a project, artifact, or work experience.
Honors Program
Students accepted into the Honors Program may pursue
General Studies Honors and/or Capstone Honors. The Honors
curriculum features interdisciplinary courses and research
apprenticeships especially designed by select faculty to fuel
rigorous investigations of ideas, rhetoric, and philosophies.
Opt to do a Capstone project, and face the ultimate test of
scholarship: working closely with a faculty committee of
your choice to design and self-direct a thesis or project that
contributes to existing knowledge or understanding.
The Honors Program has previously supported students who
submit proposals to the National Collegiate Honors Council
or do research and internships in Hawaii, New York City,
and London. Other benefits include possible merit-based
scholarships, an annual retreat for incoming and returning
students, as well as a summer discussion board to foster both
academic and social dialogue.
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