Honors Program

The Curriculum Honors Program

Curriculum Honors is designed for students seeking an intellectual challenge and desire the benefits of a cohort of dedicated fellow scholars and enhanced cultural experiences during their college career.

The Honors Program has three main missions. The first is to allow students to get additional exposure to specialized research. Students in honors enhanced classes work more closely with faculty to engage in a dedicated project. This is a great way to directly bridge the knowledge you gain in the classroom with what you will end up doing in your career or prepare you more extensively for a graduate program.

The second goal of the Honors Program is to develop a learning community among the students in the program. Honors students not only take similar challenging courses together but also live on a designated floor reserved only for honors students in some of the best housing on campus. Many in this community make life-long friends.

The third mission is to sponsor exclusive cultural and social experiences. About once a month during the academic year, an event is organized for students in the program. Some of these events are on-campus or involve going to plays, musical performances, movies, and historical sites in the local area. Others involve travel to further cities and locations.  These events are offered at little to no cost to the student.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Curriculum Honors community at Marietta College, fill out the application here. 

Eligibility

• Incoming first-year students, by application: Incoming first-year students with at least a 3.50 high school GPA and 1280 SAT or 27 ACT are invited to apply on a competitive basis for admission to the Curriculum Honors Program.

• Incoming transfer students, by application: Transfer students entering Marietta College with fewer than 37 credit hours are eligible using the same criteria as above. 

• Existing students, by invitation:  Students already enrolled at Marietta College with a Marietta College GPA of 3.50 and above after completing at least 24 credit hours of coursework may request an application from the Honors Director (honors@marietta.edu). 

Program Requirements

The coursework of the Curriculum Honors Program consists of the following 9-12 hours. It is recommended that students complete the honors curriculum program prior to the start of their senior year.

There are two requirements: 

1. Completion of two Honors Seminars (HONR 101, HONR 201, HONR 202)

2. Completion of Honors Enhanced Experience (either two Honors Enhanced classes OR HONR 202;  these cannot overlap with the two seminars requirement)

For incoming students (the classic track): 

• First semester: Honors Seminar I (HONR 101) serves as the PIO 101 requirement for students admitted into the Curriculum Honors Program. (3 credits)

• Second semester: Honors Seminar II (HONR 201) (3 credits)

• After completion of the first year: Two honors-designated electives (honors sections of select courses enhanced to provide students with additional experience in research, art, or other discipline specific skills). (6 credits)

For students accepted after their first year at Marietta: 

• The year accepted:  Honors Seminar I (HONR 201) (3 credits)

• The same year or the following year:  Honors Seminar II (HONR 202) (3 credits)

• After completion of the first honors seminar: Two honors-designated electives (honors sections of select courses enhanced to provide students with additional experience in research, art, or other discipline specific skills). (6 credits)

 

For both types of students, the honors-designated electives can be substituted by taking HONR 202 (this class can be taken twice if needed). 

To complete the Curriculum Honors Program, students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.30 (3.00 for first-year students only). A students whose GPA falls below these levels may request readmission to the Curriculum Honors Program when their GPA returns above 3.30.