Program Coordinator/Contact
Timothy Nichols, Dean
Honors Hall 119, SHON Box 2705A
605-688-5268
E-mail: timothy.nichols@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/honors
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Program Information
The Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College at South Dakota State University provides talented motivated students in any major with an enriched, personalized curricular pathway and experiential learning opportunities which allow them to maximize their learning at South Dakota State University.
Program Admission and Requirements
Students who earn a 27 or higher ACT score and/or are in the top ten percent of their high school graduating class are eligible to take Honors College courses. Students not meeting these requirements but who wish to take Honors College courses should contact the Honors College. Continuing students need a 3.0 cumulative grade point average to enroll in Honors College courses.
When a student decides that they intend to pursue graduation with Honors College distinction, they submit an Honors College Continuing Enrollment Form and sign the Honors College Student Ethic. At this point, students are officially enrolled as Honors College students, Dean Nichols is added as a second academic advisor to their program, and their progress is audited each semester to ensure progress toward requirements for graduation with Honors College distinction, and eligibility for Priority Registration .
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates from the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College demonstrate academic excellence, well-rounded, multi-disciplinary, global perspectives, critical thinking, creativity and problem solving skills, and oral and written communication abilities. Moreover, they are exemplars of the qualities of character elucidated in the Honors College Student Ethic.
Affiliation
The Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College is a member of the Upper Midwest Honors Council and the National Collegiate Honors Council.
Course Delivery Format
Honors courses are characterized by high levels of student engagement, faculty/student interaction, communications, critical thinking and multi-disciplinary perspectives. Most courses are taught face-to-face on the Brookings campus in lecture/discussion/seminar formats. Many Honors College courses also include hands-on laboratory, service, travel and experiential components. A few Honors College courses are delivered each year through on-line and hybrid delivery formats.
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