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Spotlight On Honors April 20, 2011

Spotlight On Honors April 20, 2011 Kellogg Honors College California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. What is Honors?.

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Spotlight On Honors April 20, 2011

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  1. Spotlight On HonorsApril 20, 2011 Kellogg Honors CollegeCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona

  2. What is Honors? Honors programs are based on the belief that high achieving students profit from close contact with faculty, small courses, seminars or one-on-one instruction, course work shared with other high achieving students, individual research projects, internships, foreign study, and campus or community service.* *Taken from: http://www.nchchonors.org/whatishonors.shtml

  3. Kellogg Honors College • What it is not • Just for “smart” people • A way to create “A” students • More difficult or extra classes • More homework or “busy work” • Resume booster • The same as high school honors • Priority registration opportunity

  4. Kellogg Honors College • What the KHC is… • Small class sizes (15-20 students) • Community of students who value intellectual discovery and innovation • Courses that encourage intellectual growth and content exploration • Opportunities to serve the community • Promote students to pursue external research and study opportunities

  5. “I chose to apply to the Honors College because I wanted an opportunity to be challenged while simultaneously developing a greater sense of community with fellow students.” Freshmen orientation

  6. Physics 131LH General Physics

  7. “Discussing different societies and their religious practices provides an interesting class for all students. After all, any class where you can talk about Star Trek, magic, philosophy, culture, and religion at the same time has got to be interesting.” Sarah Moran, Senior

  8. Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) “Even as a computer science major, IGE is my favorite class because I have strong interactions with my peers and the class is very interesting.” Alexander Gutierrez, Freshman

  9. Dr. Peter Siegel, Physics Dr. David Adams, Philosophy

  10. National Honors Conference: San Antonio, TX(Alamo visit) Guiding Lights Weekend (Seattle) Western Regional Honors Conference: Flagstaff, AZ (Grand Canyon stop-over)

  11. Sweeney Todd Wicked FIELD TRIPS Griffith Park

  12. Civic Engagement

  13. Theatre 208H: Introduction to Film and American Culture

  14. Honors Convocation

  15. Statistics of KHC students • Currently enrolled: 252 students • Average SAT scores of incoming freshmen: Math 673, Verbal 643, Writing 637 • Average weighted high school GPA of incoming freshmen: 4.16 • Average overall Cal Poly Pomona GPA of graduating seniors: 3.72

  16. KHC Alumni • Alumni are employed by (among many others): -Neutrogena, Baxter Healthcare, Deloitte, SoCal Edison, MWW Group, NVIDIA • Alumni are enrolled in (among many others): PhD programs at: -Yale University, USC, UC Berkeley, Azusa Pacific University, Emerson College Law Schools at: -UCLA, Chapman University, University of Oregon Veterinary Schools at: -University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, UC Davis, Washington State University

  17. KHC Alumni Griselda Zuccharino ‘06 Yale PhD, Microbiology Billy Essayli ‘07 Chapman Law School Priscilla Antunez ‘09 USC PhD, Chemistry Soon Weng Cho ‘10 Johns Hopkins M.D/PhD Todd Cameron ‘08 UC Berkeley PhD, Microbiology Josephine Ho ‘10 Harvard M.Ed. Philip Peterson ’10 Caltech PhD, Engineering

  18. KHC Admissions Requirements • 3.50+ GPA • Freshmen: Un-weighted high school • Sophomores: Cal Poly Pomona • Transfers: Cumulative transfer • Remediation Exemption (achieved by…) • SAT: 550+ Critical Reading & Math • ACT: 22+ English and 23+ Math • AP credit • Application • Essay questions • 2 recommendations • Test scores & transcripts

  19. KHC Admissions Timeline • Freshmen • Applications posted December & due February 5 • Must apply to Cal Poly Pomona by late November (prior year) • Showcase of Excellence every January • Transfers • Applications posted May & due July • Transfers apply in Summer before first quarter (Fall) at CPP

  20. KHC Requirements • GPA • 3.30 Cal Poly Pomona GPA (no transfer work included) • Complete 36 units per year (full time student) • Civic Engagement • Up to 15 hours per year (determined by years in KHC) • Required Honors Courses • Freshmen admits: 7 • Sophomore admits: 5 • Transfer admits: 4 • Capstone Project/Course • Independent research project and given course credit • Part of required Honors courses (above)

  21. KHC Rewards • Explore interests: conferences, research, internships • Honors College convocation for graduates • Honors recognition on transcript and diploma • Advising and guidance in applications to graduate programs and scholarships

  22. COMPLETE APPLICATION MUST BE SENT POSTMARKED BY FEB. 5

  23. This presentation was adapted from Dr. Amanda Podany’s presentation for Showcase of Excellence 2011.

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