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Director: Michelle Laughran
207-893-7923 or mlaughra@sjcme.edu
The heart of Saint Joseph's College Honors Program is the
Honors Core Curriculum which is a special Honors version of the core curriculum
for the 21st century. In conjunction with the major and enhanced Honors
programming, the Honors Core Curriculum provides a basis for lifelong
learning and an enduring liberal education. This Curriculum:
• Emphasizes group, collaborative work in and
out of the classroom;
• Develops critical and reflective thinking;
• Promotes close student interaction with some of the College's
best faculty;
• Provides an ethical and moral sense through its service
learning projects;
• Reflects on the fundamental problems of human existence;
• Commits faculty and students to the search for truth and
justice.
Honors Core of Knowledge, Understanding and Insight for
the 21st Century (24 credits)
The common Honors Courses of the Inner Core:
• Analyze the fundamental events, themes, and
issues that have shaped the course of civilization in the west
• Explore the foundational issues of philosophy and theology;
• Investigate the ecological challenges to the global environment;
• Enhance crucial skills of writing, thinking, persuasion,
and public speaking;
• Interpret and study important texts of literature.
Concentration and Integration of learning (24 credits)
These elective Courses allow students to develop and deepen
the knowledge, understanding, and insight they explore in the Inner Core.
Elective Courses (16 Credits)
• English
1 course 4 Credits
• Philosophy 1 course 4 credits
• Mathematics 1 course 4 credits
• Theology 1 course 4
credits
Additional Electives
• English
4 credits
• Fine arts
4 credits
• History
4 credits
• Language* 4 credits
• Science
4 credits
• Social Science 4 credits
* Students in a Bachelor of Science program may take one foreign language
course for additional elective credit
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