Honors Program

 

 

 

 

The Honors Program at Saint Paul College offers enhanced learning opportunities and activities to students who demonstrate academic excellence and a high level of interest and initiative.

Honors Program Eligibility

To be eligible to enroll in honors sections, students must show a demonstrated pattern of academic excellence through one of the following:

• completion of at least 12 college-level credits with a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher
• entering high school students with a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher
  

Benefits of Taking Honors Courses

• Increased opportunities for intellectual challenge and growth
• Opportunity to work with other highly motivated students in small classroom settings (honors sections have smaller class sizes).
• Designation of “honors” after each honors section on college transcript indicates academic rigor to potential employers, transfer institutions, and/or scholarship committees
  

Honors Scholars at Saint Paul College

Students who complete 4 courses or 12 credits of honors coursework over their careers at Saint Paul College become Honors Scholars. The “Honors Scholar” designation is then added to the student’s Saint Paul College transcript to be noted by potential employers, transfer institutions, and/or scholarship committees. Honors Scholars also receive well-deserved recognition at our graduation ceremony.

Honors sections are scheduled three semesters in advance to allow students to plan their coursework so they can work toward becoming Honors Scholars as they complete their degree or program requirements. There is no need for honors students to take additional coursework because honors sections fulfill program and degree requirements in the same way traditional sections do.

Contact Information:
Aaron Bommarito
Honors Program Coordinator
aaron.bommarito@glassstyle.net
651.846.1664

 

 

 

Honors Courses Available During Fall 2024

• BIOL 1760 – Nutrition (MnTC Goal Area: 3)
• ENGL 1712 – Composition 2 (MnTC Goal Area: 1)
• HIST 1745 - US History to 1877 (MnTC Goal Area: 5 & 7)
• MATH 1740 – Introduction to Statistics (MnTC Goal Area: 4)
• PHIL 1720 – Ethics (MnTC Goal Areas: 6 & 9)
• SPAN 1710 – Beginning Spanish 1 (MnTC Goal Areas: 6 & 8)

Expanded Fall 2024 Course Description and Information:

Honors Courses Available During Spring 2025

• ARTS 1730 - Drawing 1 (MnTC Goal Area: 6)
• BIOL 1725 - Environmental Science (MnTC Goal Area: 3 & 10)
• COMM 1720 - Interpersonal Communication (MnTC Goal Area: 1 & 7)
• ECON 1730 - Microeconomics (MnTC Goal Area: 5 & 8)
• ENGL 1712 - Composition 2 (MnTC Goal Area: 1)
• PHIL 1710 - Logic (MnTC Goal Area: 4)

Honors Courses Available During Fall 2025

• ENGL 1712 – Composition 2 (MnTC Goal Area: 1)
• HIST 1746​ - US History Since 1877 (MnTC Goal Area: 5 & 7)
• PHIL 1722 – Health Care Ethics (MnTC Goal Areas: 6 & 9)
• MATH 1740 – Introduction to Statistics (MnTC Goal Area: 4)
• NSCI 1710 – Earth Science (MnTC Goal Area: 3 & 10)