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Undergraduate Programs 37Continuing in the Honors ProgramIn order to continue in the honors program, students must maintain a 3.3 cumulative GPA or greater, and a 3.3 GPA or betterin honors courses. If a student falls below these criteria, he/she will be placed on a one semester probation. If the GPA criteria arenot met by the following semester, the student will be dropped from the honors program. The student may apply for reinstatementinto the honors program at a later date, but must meet the criteria set forth for a non-honors student.Neihardt ScholarsJohn G. Neihardt Scholars must participate in the Honors Program as a part of their scholarship agreement. NeihardtScholars are required to take 12 hours of their General Education courses in Honors sections, Independent Study (395) duringtheir junior year and Senior Honors Colloquium (499) during their senior year, and at least 3 hours of IDS 110 Shapers of theModern Mind.Junior Year: Neihardt Scholars should take at least 3 hours of 395 Independent Study during their junior year. Eithersemester or both is fine. They need at least 3 hours of 395 in their major to enter 499 Senior Honors Colloquium during theirsenior year. Up to 6 hours of 395 can count as elective credit towards their major.Senior Year: Honor students who have completed at least 3 hours of 395 must enroll in 499 Senior Honors Colloquium. Thisis usually done the semester of their graduation, but can be done in either semester of their senior year to complete the HonorsProgram.Junior Honors (Junior Honors Project)Students are required to participate in at least 3 hours of Independent Study (395) to be eligible for the Senior HonorsColloquium (499). Participation in Independent Study (395) will be limited to one independent study of 1 to 3 hours per semesterwith 6 credit hours being the maximum allowable over any number of years.Senior Honors (Senior Honors Project)The Senior Honors Colloquium (499) is open to students who have earned at least 3 credit hours in Independent Study (395),and who have an overall GPA of 3.3 and a minimum of 3.3 GPA in their major field. The Honors Colloquium is required forgraduation with honors in the major field.Graduation with Honors in the MajorStudents may receive different degrees of Honors recognition in their major, depending on the number of honors courses theyhave completed. Honors courses cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis:High Honors in the MajorThis honors recognition is given to the student who has completed a minimum of 12 hours of general education honors creditas well as 6 hours in a junior/senior honors project (395/499) for a total of 18 hours of honors credit. The student must meet theGPA criteria for a continuing honors student (3.3 cumulative, 3.3 within the major).Honors in the MajorThis honors recognition is given to the student who has completed a minimum of 6 hours of general education honors creditas well as 6 hours in a junior/senior honors project (395/499) for a total of 12 hours of honors credit. The student must meet theGPA criteria for a continuing honors student (3.3 cumulative, 3.3 within the major).Scholar in the MajorScholar recognition will be given to the student who does not complete the required number of general education honorscourses to qualify for honors or high honors, but does complete a junior/senior honors project. Scholars should be identified bythe advising coordinator or the department chair of the student’s major field or endorsement no later than the beginning of thestudent’s junior year (no more than 60 hours) or for transfer students after their first semester in residence. To qualify for thejunior/senior honors project (395/499) the student must meet the following criteria:A. Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or above and a major field GPA of 3.3 or above; ORB. A GPA below 3.3 and major field GPA of 3.5 or above; ANDC. Strong recommendation from an Instructor and the department chair.Graduation with HonorsUndergraduate students with no less than 63 hours earned at WSC (see the exceptions under Transfer Students), whoaccumulate a GPA between 3.5 and 4.0, qualify for scholastic honors at commencement, based on their cumulative GPA at the endof the semester prior to the semester of graduation. The exact honor is noted on the diploma and official transcript based on thefinal cumulative GPA as follows:Honorable mention: 3.50 to 3.69Cum Laude: 3.70 to 3.79Magna cum Laude: 3.80 to 3.89Summa cum Laude: 3.90 to 4.0