Gwynedd Mercy University 2025-2026 University Catalog 92
To ensure that honors course credits are applied appropriately and efficiently within a student’ s academic plan, the student should meet regularly with his / her program advisor and the Director of the Honors Program, preferably each semester at the time of pre-registration, for a review of the distribution and placement of honors credits.
Benefits
• Recognition of Honors Program on transcript and diploma Special advising
• Small seminar classes that emphasize interactive learning and critical thinking Immersion in a challenging, classical liberal arts education
• Cultural and social events and occasions for informal gatherings with Honors faculty The option of on- campus Honors living-learning community
• Enhanced eligibility for graduate study and employment Participation by students from a crosssection of academic majors Weighted GPA for HON courses
• Early course registration
Program Student Learning Outcomes: PLO1: Communicate effectively in oral and written formats. PLO2: Collaborate with others and interact as responsible, thoughtful, and compassionate citizens of the world of the twenty-first century. PLO3: Develop research skills, including the ability to question, synthesize, analyze, reason and interpret information. PLO4: Recognize the interconnectedness of knowledge, regardless of discipline. PLO5: Identify, evaluate, analyze, and interpret primary sources. PLO6: Assess differing and often conflicting interpretations of primary source texts that provide contemporary insights into intellectual, cultural, political, and social movements.