Honors Program
Faculty/Staff
Renard Doneskey, Director
Aims of the Program
The mission of Southwestern Adventist University's Honors Program is to enrich educational opportunities for high-achieving students and to increase cultural appreciation.
Admission and Retention
Entering freshmen with a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.5 or an SAT composite score (critical reading and math) of at least 1130 (or a minimum ACT composite score of at least 24) are invited to apply for admission to the Honors Program. Currently enrolled SWAU students and transfer students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.4 may apply for admission to the Honors Program. Upon acceptance into the Honors Program a student will be designated an Honors Student. In order to remain in the Honors Program as an Honors Student, a student must maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.4.
Requirements and Procedures
In order to earn the designation Honors Graduate upon completing a bachelor's degree, an Honors Student must fulfill the following requirements:
- File an application form with the Honors Director.
- Complete HNRS 200 in the freshman or sophomore year.
- Complete 9 hours from the following: HNRS 104, HNRS 204 or 208, HNRS 275, HNRS 325, HNRS 345, HNRS 375, HNRS 376, HNRS 404.
- Complete HNRS 301 in the junior year.
- Complete HNRS 400 and HNRS 401 in the senior year.
- The Honors Committee will vote the student an Honors Graduate upon satisfactory completion of all requirements.