Program Overview

Honors Program at Fordham College at Lincoln Center

The Honors Program at Fordham College at Lincoln Center is an opportunity for talented and motivated students to explore various areas of learning in a small intellectual community of student scholars and faculty. The program is limited to approximately 18 students in each year and is directed by a faculty member, as well as a faculty adviser who stays with each class through their four years.

Overview

The Honors Program gives students a solid grounding in the major academic disciplines and prepares them for independent learning and research, culminating in a senior thesis or project. Students are selected for invitations to the Honors Program in the spring before their first year. On rare occasions, students are admitted to the program in the middle of their first year or at the beginning of their sophomore year.

Requirements

The Honors curriculum replaces the regular Core Curriculum of the college with a series of intensive seminars. A dedicated Honors seminar room on the ninth floor of the Lowenstein Center is available for Honors classes and other activities. Students enrolled in the Honors Program gather outside of class for occasional dinners, visits to museums and libraries, and cultural events.

Course Structure

• During the first year, Honors students take four Honors seminars (two each semester) in philosophy, English, theology, and history.
• In addition, students take a full-year interdisciplinary natural science and math class and workshops in writing and public speaking.
• Honors students also take a year of a modern or classical language at the intermediate level or higher.
• In the sophomore year, Honors students have more choice in their schedule, taking two interrelated Honors courses that use the resources of New York City.
• In the junior year, the student's primary focus is on the major course of study, but students also complete an Honors requirement from among the following options:
  • Study abroad in a program approved by the Honors Director
  • Complete a tutorial or research project designed by the student and one or more faculty and approved by the Director
  • Arrange a special internship (e.g., work with an artist, writer, or scientist, with directed academic readings), approved by the Director
  • Undertake a semester or year-long community service project, approved by the Director
• In the senior year, Honors students participate with their peers in a senior thesis workshop and in the Honors Senior Values seminar.
• Finally, to receive Honors, students are required to publicly present their thesis or the equivalent (i.e., artistic project).

Plan of Study Grid

The plan of study grid outlines the required courses for each year of the Honors Program:

• Year 1:
  • Fall: HPLC 1201 (Honors: English), HPLC 1401 (Honors: Theology), HPLC 1603 (Honors: Natural Science I), HPLC 1811 (Honors: Writing Intensive), modern or classical language
  • Spring: HPLC 1001 (Honors Philosophy), HPLC 1801 (Honors: History), HPLC 1604 (Honors: Natural Science II), HPLC 1011 (Honors: Speech and Rhetoric I), modern or classical language
• Year 2:
  • Fall: HPLC 2501 (Honors: Art History at the Museums), HPLC 2803 (Honors: Trends in NYC), three major or elective courses
  • Spring: HPLC 2610 (Globalization: Seminar), HPLC 2811 (Honors Sacred Texts), three major or elective courses
• Year 3:
  • Fall and Spring: individualized plan of study
• Year 4:
  • Fall: HPLC 4500 (Thesis Workshop), major, minor, elective courses
  • Spring: HPLC 4050 (Honors: Senior Values Seminar), HPLC 0045 (Honors Thesis Completion), major, minor, elective courses

Courses

The following courses are part of the Honors Program:

• HPLC 0045: Honors Thesis Completion (0 credits)
• HPLC 1001: Honors Philosophy (3 credits)
• HPLC 1011: Honors: Speech and Rhetoric I (1 credit)
• HPLC 1201: Honors: English (3 credits)
• HPLC 1401: Honors: Theology (3 credits)
• HPLC 1603: Honors: Natural Science I (4 credits)
• HPLC 1604: Honors: Natural Science II (4 credits)
• HPLC 1801: Honors: History (3 credits)
• HPLC 1811: Honors: Writing Intensive (2 credits)
• HPLC 1999: Tutorial (1 credit)
• HPLC 2501: Honors: Art History at the Museums (3 credits)
• HPLC 2610: Globalization: Seminar (3 credits)
• HPLC 2800: Internship (2 credits)
• HPLC 2803: Honors: Trends in NYC (3 credits)
• HPLC 2811: Honors Sacred Texts (3 credits)
• HPLC 2999: Tutorial (2 credits)
• HPLC 3800: Internship (3 credits)
• HPLC 3999: Tutorial (3 credits)
• HPLC 4050: Honors: Senior Values Seminar (4 credits)
• HPLC 4500: Thesis Workshop (3 credits)
• HPLC 4800: Internship (4 credits)
• HPLC 4888: Honors: Internship (3 credits)
• HPLC 4999: Honors Tutorial (4 credits)