Transcript Quanta Honors Intro

QUANTA Honors College
Everything you wanted to know and were afraid to ask
Quanta
● Interdisciplinary learning community
● Three classes integrated around a theme
● Three professors all the time
● Emphasizes transfer of skills from one discipline to
another
Honors College
● More challenging instruction for high performing students
● 15 credit hours
● 20 hours of service learning
● Final research paper
Quanta Honors College: The best of both
worlds
● Learning community approach
● Broad admissions
● Supported learning
● Preparation for university honors work
● Planning for transfer to bachelor’s work
Yes, it’s harder.
But it has big benefits:
● Better retention – about 90 percent
● Better support – writing center tutors, more accessible
office hours, opportunities for student research
● Fewer lectures, more hands-on learning in small groups
● Easier transition to universities
● 10% tuition refund
Who should come in?
● Students who express an interest in honors work
● Recent graduates with GPAs of 3.0
● Recent graduates with some AP or IB courses
● Non-traditional students with PERT reading above 106
and writing above 103
● Dual enrollment students
Institutional benefits
● Higher retention in cohort programs
● Enhanced academic reputation for us
● Higher profile in recruitment
● Coordination with other enhancement programs, like
STEM Community Scholars
What’s coming
● Three year phased-in implementation, starting with Fall,
2014, students.
● Quanta Honors College courses for all general education
requirements.
● Current Honors College students will continue under the
old system until implementation is complete.
Courses for Fall, 2015
● ENC 1101, SLS 2505, LIT 2000 -- First year students
● STA 2023, POS 2041, ENC 2210 -- Second year students
● Instructors: Ben Graydon, Frank Gunshanan, Brianna
Kurtz, Becca Block, Trey Orndorff, Maggie Karda
Questions?
● Call Maggie at 4219
● Office: 210/211 – second floor of the library
● I’m in the office most of the summer and am happy to
meet with students and their families.