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Academics
Requirements
Joining
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Students who are accepted to the University as first-year students are invited to join The Honors College based on a profile incorporating high school and standardized test performance, admissions essays and recommendations, and other high school data. The Honors College works with the Admissions Office to identify appropriate candidates; no special application is necessary.
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Students who perform very well during their first and second semesters at the University are invited to join The Honors College in their second semester or their second year.
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Faculty are encouraged to recommend students whom they feel are good candidates for The Honors College.
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Students who are motivated and interested in The Honors College are always encouraged to contact the Dean.
Graduating
For students who enrolled in the University of Maine on or after 1 July 2002:
To graduate with Honors, a student must
- complete the Honors Civilizations four-semester sequence (HON 111, 112, 211, 212);
- *complete one Honors Tutorial (HON 310, HON 308, HON 309) or Tutorial Alternative;
- (for students who enrolled on or after 1 July 2004) complete Honors 180: A Cultural Odyssey;
- (for students who enrolled on or after 1 July 2008) complete Honors 170: Currents and Context;
- complete the Honors Thesis requirement: HON 498 and HON 499; and
- graduate with an overall cumulative GPA of 3.30 or greater.
*Note, students who opt for a Tutorial Alternative may be one or two (depending upon whether they took HON180 and or HON170) credits short in the Human Values and Social Contexts grouping of general education requirements after completing the Civilizations sequence. They will have to take an additional course in one of the HVSC areas to reach the 18 credit requirement.
Information on which University general education requirements are satisfied by Honors courses can be found on our Honors Curriculum and General Education page!
Continuing (remaining "in good standing" prior to graduation)
- (for students entering before Fall 2008): To remain in good standing in the Honors College, students must maintain a 3.00 cumulative (overall) GPA; students between 2.50 and 2.99 may remain on a "cautionary" status for up to 2 semesters.
- (for students entering Fall 2008 or later): To remain in good standing in the Honors College, students must maintain a 3.30 cumulative (overall) GPA; students between 2.70 and 3.30 following their first year, between 3.00 and 3.30 following their second year, or between 3.15 and 3.30 following their third year will be on "cautionary" status.
Students who are interested in joining The Honors College with fewer than eight traditional semesters remaining before graduation, whether they are transfer students or continuing University students, should consult with the Dean of The Honors College to determine a specific Honors course of study.Specifics are available from any member of the Honors College staff.