Dean's Scholars Program
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Students receiving the
Trustees Scholarship, the Presidential Scholarship or the Scholarship
Award of Excellence are invited to participate in the Dean's Scholars
program. Students may also enter later if they meet the criteria
for credits (at least 60 remaining credits), GPA (at least 3.5),
and application. More information about the formal process follows.
Dean's Scholars
- enroll by Summer Transition, Advising and Registration (STAR)
during the summer before fall classes of their first year,*
- participate in Dean's Scholars events,
- enroll in AGR 101H for their first fall semester,*
- complete at least 12 hours of honors courses,
- maintain excellent grades,
- enroll in a minimum of 15 credit hours each semester that they're
in residence at the West Lafayette campus,
- complete a creative scholarly work (bachelor's thesis or other
project),
- participate at least once in the annual undergraduate poster
symposium, and
- receive Dean's Scholar designation at graduation.
* These criteria do not
apply to students who enroll in the program as transfer or continuing
students.
The requirements and the
flow of the Dean's Scholars program are below.
Purpose:
The Dean's Scholars Program
provides incoming undergraduate students or current students who
have achieved high academic status the honor of being designated
as “Dean's Scholars.” In addition, the program will
motivate students early in their academic programs to participate
in rigorous and stimulating academic courses, research, and enrichment
activities.
Criteria:
- All students who enter Purdue University College of Agriculture
as recipients of the Board
of Trustees Scholarship or the Presidential Scholarship are offered
admission to the Dean's Scholars Program as are others fulfilling
the following criteria:
- 3.8/4.0 High School GPA and 1800 SAT /ACT 27 and above
OR
- Valedictorian of high school
- First semester students will be asked to accept a Dean's Scholar
status by STAR and must accept the invitation prior to fall semester.
- Second semester freshman, sophomores, and transfer students
with 60 credits remaining at Purdue may apply if they have a GPA
equal to or greater than 3.5. A written essay stating why the
student is interested in being a Dean's Scholar is part of the
formal application
process. Review of applications will be administered by the
Office of Academic Programs and the Departmental Honors Coordinator
from the department in which the student is enrolled.
Requirements:
- First semester students will enroll in an honors section of
AGR101H - 1 credit.
- Each year a student is designated as a Dean's Scholar, the student
is advised to complete three credit hours of honors courses. At
graduation each Dean's Scholar will have a minimum of 12 credits
of honors courses. Honors courses can be courses or sections of
courses approved for honors credit by the College of Agriculture
Curriculum and Student Relations Committee, a University Honors
(HONR) course, a course with honors designation taught in another
College (School) in the University, a 600-level course, or a regular
course or section of a course in which a special honors project
is required in addition to the regular course requirements. For
a regular course or section of a regular course to receive a temporary
designation as an honors course, the student must complete the
Honors
Contract Course form. S/he
will need to obtain the signature of Dr. Whittaker or his
designee as the “Honors Unit Director.”
- Students must complete at least 15 credits during regular academic
year semesters in which they are resident at the West Lafayette
campus.
- Students must maintain a cumulative GPA equal to or greater
than 3.25 at the end of each semester as a Dean's Scholar. If
a student's GPA drops below 3.25, the student has one semester
to re-establish the minimum GPA before losing the designation
of Dean's Scholar. Students have only one opportunity to re-establish
the minimum GPA.
- A Scholar's
Contract must be developed by the end of the student's first
semester sophomore year or by the end of the first semester a
sophomore student or transfer student becomes a Dean's Scholar.
A Scholars Contract includes:
- A working plan for meeting the 12 credit hours of honors
courses.
- A creative scholarly work such as a bachelor's thesis, laboratory
project, or design project (3-6 credit hours); three credits
of which may be used as part of the 12 credits of honors courses.
- Annual participation in Dean's Scholars events.
- Participation(at least once) in the Undergraduate Research
& Poster Symposium . (Students will also be encouraged to
present their project at a regional or national meeting and
to publish their results, if appropriate.)
If you have questions
about the Dean's Scholars program, contact your departmental representative
or call 765-494-8470.
Departmental
Honors Contacts
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