Current Catawba Honors Program Students

View the graduation requirements for Scholars and Graduates of the College Honors Program below:

College Honors Scholar

Successfully complete 21 semester hours of honors coursework (up to 6 hours can be HON 4300 or honors section of Capstone course in major)
Overall 3.5 GPA
Complete 10 hours of community service for every year enrolled as a member of the CHP (40 hours for most students entering as first-year Honors students)
Travel overnight with the college – domestically or internationally with course or to an Honors or professional/academic conference
Present work at an academic conference during junior or senior year
Compile an Honors Portfolio (5 artifacts from honors coursework, plus thesis as sixth artifact)
Successfully complete an Honors Portfolio Narrative
Successfully complete an Honors thesis
Formal oral presentation and defense of your thesis to college community
Present thesis at Catawba Research and Creativity Symposium

Successfully complete 21 semester hours of honors coursework (selected from HON 1200, 2501, 2901, 3501, 3901, or HON special topics courses only; excludes 4300 and 4401)
Overall 3.5 GPA
Complete 10 hours of community service for every year enrolled as a member of the CHP (40 hours for most students entering as first-year Honors students)
Travel overnight with the college – domestically or internationally with honors course
Present work at off campus Honors or other professional/academic conference during junior or senior year
Compile an Honors Portfolio (6 artifacts from honors coursework)
Successfully complete an Honors Portfolio Narrative
Present work or Portfolio Narrative at Catawba Research and Creativity Symposium