1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

Academic Affairs Division Areas

The Robert E. Cook Honors College is IUP's universitywide honors program for undergraduate students of all majors who are accepted into the program. Its goal is to provide a unique educational environment in which students of high ability and motivation can achieve their potential in a nurturing learning community of fellow students and professors. The Honors College makes an intentional effort to see that students and faculty are provided with integrated courses, an appreciation for multiple perspectives on important issues, and common learning experiences wherever possible; it strives to see that the learning community remains cohesive with both academic and cocurricular components throughout the four years of the student's honors experience.

The Robert E. Cook Honors College provides a challenging opportunity for academic and personal development through an integrated program of curriculum, residence, and cocurricular activities. Whitmyre Hall has been renovated into a combined honors residential/academic facility which includes classrooms and program offices as well as student rooms and cocurricular spaces.

Students in any academic major may apply for admission to the Honors College. Students may enter the program as freshmen or later as sophomore "transfer" students from either another university or from IUP. An application is required and is evaluated by the Honors College Admissions Board.

Requirements of the Program
Students accepted into the Robert E. Cook Honors College as freshmen are required to live in Whitmyre Hall during the freshman year and are encouraged to remain in the honors residence hall throughout their undergraduate career as space permits. Exceptions to the freshman residency requirements will be made only for nontraditional students (students twenty-five or older or students who are married and/or have children) or for students who reside at home with their legal guardians in the Indiana area while at IUP. Application for exemption from the freshman residency requirement should be made in the form of a letter to the Honors College Director at the time of application to the program.

Students in the Honors College are required to maintain an overall GPA of 3.25. A student who falls below the 3.25 GPA will have one semester of Honors College probation during which he/she may attempt to raise the GPA to 3.25 and remain in good standing. Students who are dismissed from the Honors College due to GPA may apply for readmission after having raised the GPA to acceptable honors standards.

Course Requirements for Students Admitted as Freshmen
Students admitted as freshmen are required to complete 23 hours of honors work including:

• 14 hours: Honors College Core I, II, and III (HC101, 102, and 201) — a three-semester "core" sequence of 14 credit hours which replaces Liberal Studies requirements for EN101, EN121, MU101, TH101, AH101, HI195, and either RS100 or PH120.
• 3 hours: Honors LS499 Senior Synthesis
• 6 hours: An additional 6 hours of Honors College courses which must fulfill the following requirements:

1. At least one advanced honors course (300 level or above) in addition to LS499
2. At least one honors course in a non-humanities area (the same course might meet requirements A and B)
3. An honors course during every academic year (requirement may be waived for students participating in study abroad or off-campus internships)