Messiah College: College Honors Program

The College Honors Program exemplifies Messiah College's commitment to academic excellence and fostering an intellectually rigorous Christian world view.

The College Honors Program is designed for students who demonstrate high scholarly ability early in their academic career. The program provides a series of interdisciplinary honors courses which satisfy selected general education requirements. In addition, various campus activities are designed each semester for participants in the College Honors Program.

Participation in the program culminates in an honors research project, typically during the senior year. Research Grants are available to support students' Honors Project research.

Admission to the program is highly competitive and students selected for the College Honors Program receive either full tuition or partial tuition scholarships.

How to Apply to the College Honors Program

Candidates for the College Honors Program are selected from the pool of Freshman applicants who have completed an application for admission by January 15. The minimum qualifications include a math/critical reading 1300 SAT score (or ACT composite of 29) and ranking in the top 10% of the student's high school class.

All candidates are invited to the college for an on-campus interview. Students admitted to the College Honors Program are notified during early March. Enrollment is limited to 85 first-year students.

If you have any questions or would like to request further information, contact Dr. Dean C. Curry, Program Director.

COMING IN FALL 2009

FEATURED SPEAKER

Dana Gioia

DANA GIOIA

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

7:30 p.m.

Hostetter Chapel

Former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and internationally acclaimed and award-winning poet, Dana Gioia (pronounced Joy-uh) will speak on the role of the arts in a democratic society.

For more about Dana Gioia, please see: http://www.danagioia.net/about/

* Photo courtesy of Lynda Koolish

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Back by popular demand!

"Renewal"

Jazz Concert

Friday, Sept. 25, 2009

8:00 p.m.

Poorman Recital Hall

Pianist Bill Edgar and vocalist Ruth Naomi Floyd return to Messiah College, this time as a five piece ensemble, for an evening of jazz you won't soon forget. Seating is limited, free tickets required for admission.

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* For more Fall 2009 coming events, please see: Semester Events

2009-2010 Courses

Fall 2009

First Year Seminars
J. Billman, R. Hughes, R. Lauermann, D. Miller, C. Perrin, D. Weaver-Zercher

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Non-Western

"Japan and the Cross"
(Mr. Jonathan Lauer)

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Engaging a Pluralistic World:

World Views
"Philosophy of Religion "
(Dr. Robin Collins)

Ethics
"Moral Problems "
(Dr. Caleb Miller)

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Science, Technology, and the World

"Christianity and Science: Historical and Contemporary Interactions"

(Dr. Ted Davis)

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Senior Honors Seminar
"World Views"
(Dr. John Yeatts)

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J-Term 2010

Non-Western

Cross-Cultural

"New Zealand: Ecological Anthropology of the Maori World"

(Dr. David Foster)

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Spring 2010

Non-Western

To be determined.

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Engaging a Pluralistic World:

Ethics

"Advertising Ethics"
(Dr. David Hagenbuch)

Pluralism

"Personal Narrative, Pluralist World"
(Dr. Cynthia Wells)
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Senior Honors Seminar

"Ideas of God, Nature, and Humanity"

(Dr. Ted Davis)