Requirements

A student must complete at least 5 units (20 credits) of Honors study. The 5 units may be earned through coursework, study abroad, or independent research.
Of the 5 units, one must be completed during the first semester in residence at TCNJ, as an Honors student. (Most incoming freshmen complete this requirement by enrolling in an Honors First Year Seminar.)
Of the 5 units, one must be in philosophy or religion and one must meet the College’s Global requirement. (No single course can be used to meet both of these requirements.)
Most Honors courses meet Liberal Learning requirements; some meet major requirements.
Departmental Honors projects can (upon approval by the Honors and Scholars Program Council) count toward the 5 units of Honors.
2 of the 5 units can be earned through honors-by-contract study. Honors-by-contract allows a student to complete a traditional course for honors credit, when the student and professor together agree to a set of enhancements (in research or performance) that raise the demands placed on the student to the Honors level.
Study abroad may count toward College Honors, when approved in advance by the Honors Coordinator.
In order to complete the Honors Program, a student must graduate from TCNJ with a grade point average of at least 3.00 (both at TCNJ overall and in Honors specifically)

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