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SC Honors

Join an elite group of student scholars who pursue extended interdisciplinary study throughout their time at Simpson.

SC Honors

The SC Honors program offers qualified students the opportunity to enhance, broaden, and deepen their learning through interdisciplinary study grounded in the traditional liberal arts and sciences.

Through this program, students can participate in various Honors-designated courses and co-curricular opportunities to study special topics in interdisciplinary and innovative ways. Based on this training, students will also complete a senior capstone interdisciplinary SC Honors project on a topic of their own interest and choosing.

By participating in this program, students can combine their abilities to work in genuinely unique ways to demonstrate the influence of the liberal arts and sciences in their lives and future professions by applying their lessons and insights to contemporary issues.

To graduate from the SC Honors Program, in addition to being admitted to the program and maintaining good academic standing (3.3 cumulative GPA or higher), students must complete a total of 20 Honors credits with a grade of a B- or better in each of the courses taken to fulfill the credits.

Students will complete about 20% of their total coursework in the Honors Education program.

The required elements for Simpson College Honors consist of:

  • Honors Foundations I and Foundations II OR one/two additional Honors course(s) if Foundations are not taken (equivalent to 8 credits).
  • A combination of four-credit and/or two-credit honors courses (equivalent to 12 credits).
  • If students complete at least 16 credits of study in the same language, they will receive credit for one honors course equivalent to 4 credits of Honors coursework. Study abroad experiences that are language immersive and approved by the Honors Council will count towards world language credit in the Honors program.
  • An Interdisciplinary Honors Capstone

Note: Honors courses are open to both current and prospective Honors students. A student who is not part of the honors program has the opportunity to take one honors course during their time as an undergrad at Simpson College. Please direct questions to the Director of Honors Education for more details about the honors course enrollment policy.