Honors Designations
Completion of the degree requirements of the college in which the Christ College student is concurrently enrolled leads to the bachelor’s degree appropriate to that college or major. In addition, a member of Christ College will graduate as a Christ College Scholar. The transcript carries the notation of the honors designation.
Requirements for the Christ College Scholar Designation
The requirements for this designation are:
- A cumulative grade point average of 3.30 in all coursework completed at the University and in all coursework completed in Christ College for the Scholar designation.
- A minimum of 24 credit hours beyond the Christ College First-Year Program courses CC 110 and CC 115. Students may not choose the S/U grading option for coursework beyond CC 110 in any course used to fulfill the requirements for Scholar designation, except for CC 455 which is graded only S/U.
CC 110 | Texts and Contexts I: Traditions of Human Thought | 8 credits |
CC 115 | Texts and Contexts II: Traditions of Human Thought | 8 credits |
CC 215 | The Christian Tradition (C-trad) | 3 credits |
CC 499 | Senior Colloquium | 1 credit |
One course | from the following options: | |
CC 205 | Word and Image |
3 credits |
CC 255 | Interpretation: Self, Culture, Society | |
Three courses from the following options, at least one of which must be a CC 325 course: CC 300/325 Seminars may fulfill general education requirements in Cultural Diversity, Upper Level Theology, Humanities, or Social Science. | ||
CC 300 | Topic Based Seminars (may be repeated) | 3 credits |
CC 325 | Topic Based Seminars (may be repeated) | 3 credits |
Off-Campus Study or CC 455 | An appropriate course completed during a semester of off-campus study will be applied or Inquiry in the Liberal Arts (graded S/U only) | 3 credits |
TOTAL | 32 credits |