唐纳德·C. 哈里森荣誉计划识别学生的求知欲, immerses them in a supportive learning community, promotes opportunities for rigor and growth, and instills an education that shapes a life.

欢迎来到哈里森荣誉项目，这是一个充满活力的课程中心, 丰富的学生生活, 奖学金, and interdisciplinary studies at Birmingham-Southern College.  From intensive seminars to study abroad, 从第一年的基石序列到荣誉顶点项目, students affiliating with the honors program enjoy the benefits and rigors of a liberal arts education while taking advantage of all the special opportunities our College has to offer.  

To enhance the liberal education at 澳门新葡京官网, in 1982, the faculty created the honors program as a way for students to fulfill their general education curriculum requirements in a complimentary manner. Requirements for the original program included Core Seminars and an Independent Project. 

Since 1984, twelve faculty have served as honors directors. 

In 1987, the requirements changed to allow more gen. ed. 项目内的课程. Many honors courses were interdisciplinary and team-taught. Classes also began to carry the HON prefix. 

In 2008, the 澳门新葡京官网 Honors Program became the Donald C. Harrison Program in recognition of a generous endowment given by cardiologist and past president of the American Heart Association, Dr. 哈里森1954年毕业于该学院，他的妻子劳拉. Harrison. 这个项目的学生现在被授予哈里森澳门新葡京官网称号. 

Today, over seventy students from three continents belong to the Harrison Honors Program (HHP). The resources provided annually through a continuing gift by the Harrison family and support from the College sustains a number of innovative and challenging courses, opportunities for research and study abroad, 指导, 名助教奖学金, and avenues for scholarship and personal growth. 几年来，数百名新生，平均30分和4分.高中平均成绩0分，已加入HHP. Outstanding academic work may be recognized by an invitation to membership in Phi Beta Kappa—the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. Many honors students have gone into medicine, the law, and graduate school or competed for post-graduate 奖学金s. Indeed, the HHP has become the flagship program on the Hilltop and, 在很多方面, the heart of the liberal arts education at Birmingham-Southern. 

最好的问候,

Dr. 马克·鲁普莱特，主任

哈里森奖学金获得者的福利

• A community of bright, curious, conscientious students. 
• Merit scholarships are applied to tuition (up to $12,每年000), 包括著名的哈里森奖学金(额外5美元),000).
• 专门为荣誉课程开发的小型创新研讨会.
• 优先注册.
• An Honors living and learning community (Hagen Honors Commons).
• Honors capstone research with a faculty mentor: an independent, 在大三和大四期间进行跨学科研究.
• Honors research stipends of up to $3,000.
• 特别荣誉讲座 & Arts events and colloquium opportunities. 
• Honors 142/143 (first-year "基石" seminars).  
• 荣誉短途旅行(班级实地考察).
• 同伴导师系统.
• 有关在本科期刊上发表文章的信息和建议, 在南方地区荣誉委员会年会上展示研究成果, 并申请国家奖学金, grants, 和奖学金.

基石

让谈话继续下去 

作为他们博雅教育的一部分, most honors students at Birmingham-Southern College take a two-semester sequence of seminars called “基石” (HON 142/143-ES) during their freshman year.  在这个第一年的队列体验中, we begin the study of our cultural and political heritage by examining texts from the ancient and modern eras.  这些关键文本, 或“经典,现在令人信服的, 如果有时是对立的, insights into the human condition: the state of being human; a person’s situation in the world; the character of the human soul; one’s relations to others; and, 特别是, 寻找意义.  The great thinkers of antiquity and modernity have concerned themselves with the elaboration, criticism, and reconciliation of these issues and have taken up the question of how to live one’s life.  The gift of their efforts is an ongoing and open conversation addressing the most important matters for being human and living with purpose and significance.  Both semesters also feature an emphasis on improving writing, 珩磨阅读, 讨论习惯, and receiving peer 指导 and faculty support.  在第二学期, we continue our exploration and interpretation of these traditions and legacies with a special focus on justice.  在学院最好的老师的指导下，仔细阅读, we attempt to discover and refine our own notions and commitments about justice by sharing them and writing about them.  在反思文本时，自然会出现许多其他话题, 包括美德, 卓越, 自我与灵魂, the laws, 与律法.  每年的阅读清单都不一样，必须是有选择性的, but our mission remains the same: the ongoing pursuit of liberal education and great conversations.  Neither of which comes to a close with the final examination.       

基石课程是哈里森荣誉课程的入门课程.

通向什么??

• 一般的通识教育, the ongoing conversation over books and ideas continues onward in a lifetime of learning. This two-semester sequence helps you sharpen your thinking and develop writing skills while reading great philosophical, literary, religious, 以及政治文本.  基石 is interdisciplinary to the core, taught seminar-style, and driven by student discussion.  You will emerge from it as a better listener, 细心的读者, 能提出好问题, and hopefully more thoughtful—the qualities of an intelligent and sensitive person with skills that transfer to any 研究领域. 
• To the honors community, which grows from the friendships and sections of this experience. The student sitting next to you might just become a friend.  你将分享数小时的挑战, intriguing, 有趣的讨论, find ways to work together and disagree amicably, 优势互补.  You will come to know not only yourself but others, 包括你的教授, 获得信心，迈步向前. 
• To the boundless rewards afforded by interdisciplinary study that honors students enjoy. You may find excitement and a new passion for inquiry in the first year that motivates you to study abroad or connect fields of knowledge while undertaking 荣誉项目. 

总而言之，基石是一个漫长的对话，欢迎来到思想的世界.    

The curriculum of the Harrison Honors Program requires five units of Honors seminars and one unit of independent study, 荣誉项目. The specific general education requirements met by Honors courses and those met by regular classes will vary from student to student, depending on which Honors courses the student elects to take. A major perk of the Harrison Honors Program is its flexibility. 学生可以通过各种方式完成荣誉课程. Students may take one Honors 探索术语 project and one Teaching Experience in Honors, which may both count toward the five units of Honors seminars.  Students who participate in study abroad programs that include interdisciplinary courses may also request to count one such course per regular term abroad toward their Honors requirements. Harrison Scholars’ remaining general education coursework is completed in the regular curriculum of the College. Students may also enroll in Honors courses offered by the honors programs in the Birmingham Area Consortium of Higher Education (BACHE). The Harrison Honors project is considered a general education course outside the major and its supporting courses, and outside the minor if one has been declared.

Typically, 哈里森澳门新葡京官网在三年级结束时完成他们的荣誉研讨会, submit a proposal for 荣誉项目 to the Honors Committee during the latter half of the junior year, and execute 荣誉项目 during the senior year. Students wishing to deviate from this progression of coursework must consult with the director. 所有哈里森澳门新葡京官网都公开展示他们的项目成果.

在项目完成后，哈里森澳门新葡京官网应该能够: 

• Identify and pursue on their own initiative interdisciplinary connections/implications within areas of study;
• 从事跨学科课题的学术调查;
• Present a clear thesis and the results of independent research for a general audience. 

一年级学生 may enroll in 300-level Honors seminars or above only with the consent of the instructor. 许多哈里森荣誉课程每隔一年开设一次.

Good standing in the Harrison Honors Program is defined as completing sufficient units of Honors courses for your year, 包括自主学习和E-Term, 在完成项目要求方面取得适当的进展, 参加秋季荣誉大会, and attaining the appropriate number of Lectures & 艺术活动学分. 我们建议参加5个L&每年的活动.

Only students in good standing in the Honors Program and with the College are eligible for priority registration. The guidelines for “good standing” are as follows:

GPA

学生的成绩必须至少达到3分.平均成绩50分，以哈里森荣誉澳门新葡京官网的身份毕业. 为了实现这一目标，荣誉学生的平均成绩必须达到最低3分.20 at the end of the freshman year, a 3.40 at the end of the sophomore year, and a 3.到大三结束时达到50人. During the senior year, students should have at least a 3.50累积绩点.

学术开除/重新录取政策

Academic dismissals will be made after the spring semester. Students dismissed from the Honors Program because of a low GPA may request re-admission if they bring their GPA up to the minimum for their year. For example, a first-year with lower than a 3.20 may pull his/her GPA up through summer school courses and re-enter the Honors Program in the fall. 要在以后的学年重新入学，学生必须达到当年的最低GPA. In other words, a freshman dismissed for not having a 3.20至少要有一个3.40岁的学生才被重新录取.

批准的学生, 不管阶级地位如何, 是否会在预定的高级注册日先注册.

荣誉项目 (HON 493) is a rewarding capstone experience for students and a gateway to further research and other creative work beyond the undergraduate years. 荣誉项目 is an independent study tailored to your interdisciplinary interests and may range from a traditional honors thesis to a creative project. Students typically undertake 荣誉项目 in the spring of junior year or during the senior year. Students who intend to take HON 493 in the fall semester should submit 荣誉项目 Proposal (available on the HHP Moodle page) to the Honors director and Harrison Honors Committee by April 15. 春季学期的项目建议应在11月15日前提交.

所有参与荣誉项目的学生都将由一名教师赞助商指导. The culmination of your independent study is a presentation of your work in a public venue, 在哈里森的特别会议上, 或在荣誉日.

计划把相当一部分时间花在你的荣誉项目上. 这不仅仅是一个研究项目. 荣誉项目增加了广度, depth, 和你在伯明翰南方大学的学术兴趣和教育的复杂性.

成功的关键:

• 寻找，就寻见. Find and talk with faculty whose scholarship and work interests you and ask them about current research on your topic.
• 越快越好. Students who begin their honors projects and research early do better and accomplish more on the final product. Deadlines for submitting a proposal vary by semester. Generally, most students select their Honors Project topic and choose a faculty sponsor by the end of their junior year, 最迟. 夏季和e学期是开始或继续你的研究的绝佳时机.
• 做好家庭作业. Attend presentations and public defenses by other honors students and ask questions about their research and writing process. Fellow Honors students also provide good advice about how to plan and schedule for 荣誉项目.
• 理解津贴计划. Will your Honors Project require travel to an archive or laboratory or study abroad? HHP会帮你申请这3美元,000 research/travel stipend and coordinate international travel with 澳门新葡京官网’s Study Abroad program. Just ask.
• 是有责任心的. Meet regularly with your faculty sponsor throughout the research and writing process, 有时是一周或两周, 以确保你在正轨上. The semester will be over before you know it.
• 很好奇. The best Honors Projects are ones that derive from your intellectual curiosity and passion.

寻找更多信息? Attend an Honors Project Workshop or speak with members of the Harrison Scholars' Council or the honors director. We’re here to demystify the Honors capstone experience.

哈里森澳门新葡京官网有资格获得高达3000美元的一次性研究津贴. The stipend may be used in a wide variety of ways, such as:

• Study abroad, for at least one full term or semester
• Travel for an independent academic project
• 支持荣誉独立学习

才有资格获得津贴, 澳门新葡京官网必须在项目(见上文)和学院中有良好的信誉, have completed the junior year or have completed 4.5个HON单位，并有董事和哈里森荣誉委员会的同意.

All eligible proposals for travel support must be for the purpose of research or for taking academic courses at the travel destination or host university. 实习支持, 个人使用技术, and leisure travel are not eligible for funding. 一旦学生们决定了他们想如何利用助学金, they should submit a stipend proposal and budget to the director who will review the request with the Harrison Honors Committee. Students should complete an itemized budget to help the committee appraise the stipend proposal. (请联系项目协调员获取预算表格样本). 津贴申请应在预计经费支出前60天提出.

The honors program staff is committed to advising you on how to make things work with your major and honors requirements. You should meet with the honors director at least once a year, 还有一学期一次的指导老师, to discuss progress toward completion of the program. 荣誉委员会也提供同行咨询和指导. To make an appointment with the director, please email Dr. Rupright.

哈里森荣誉计划 welcomes applications from students entering Birmingham-Southern as freshmen, students enrolled at the College for one or more semesters, 转学生. 

To be considered for admission to the Harrison Honors Program, you will need to complete two separate applications: the general application and the Honors Program application. 这两份申请都应提交给入学办公室.

我们在春季和夏季学期审核申请人，所以现在就开始吧.

1. 申请澳门新葡京官网 并在你的申请中表明对哈里森荣誉项目的兴趣.
2. To Apply for the Harrison Honors Program, complete a 哈里森申请表 ,包括:
   • A succinct thematic essay (500-word limit)
   • Two academic reference forms (preferably from teachers)

Feb. 1 -优先级决定

Apply to the Harrison Honors Program by Feb. 1. 2月以后收到的申请. 我将以滚动方式接受审查.

欲了解更多信息，请联系博士. Rupright或 招生办公室