Castle Scholars Program Curriculum

ACADEMIC CURRICULUM FOR CASTLE SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Freshman Year

  • Freshman Honors Seminar (3 credits): taken either fall or spring semester

 

Sophomore and Junior Years

  • two 3000-level Honors Seminars (3 credits each): completed in any semester
  • completion of one 4th-credit service option (1 credit), in connection with an Honors Seminar, a course in the student’s major or minor, or another course
  • portfolio submitted for distinction (sophomore year) with required interview
  • a semester of independent work (3 credits), to take one of the following forms, as approved by the Director of the Honors Program:
  1. independent study (in the major, minor, or another subject)
  2. collaborative research with other students and/or faculty
  3. internship

For students transferring into the honors program after freshman year: 

  • an additional 3000-level honors seminar (3 credits) to replace the Freshman Honors Seminar

Senior Year

  • portfolio submitted for honors review
    Students may opt to complete either or both of the following options:
  1. Senior Retreat (1.5 credits): two intensive Saturdays on a selected theme, coordinated by the Honors Program Director and including the participation of interested faculty
  2. Teaching Assistantship in the Freshman Preceptorial (1.5 credits): in addition to assisting a section of the Preceptorial under the mentorship of the instructor, students will meet regularly with each other and mentoring faculty for discussions of course material and approaches

Total credits of program: 14.5 or 16 (depending on choices of senior year option)