HONORARY & DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Honors Program

The Walton College honors program consists of two components: the four-year Walton Scholars Program and the Departmental Scholars Program. Students participating in the honors program will be eligible to graduate cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude. Honors program students will receive priority for participation in the Arkansas Cooperative Education Program, SAKE, the portfolio management class, and financial support for study-abroad programs. They also have access to an honors study area. Students who do not participate in the honors program are eligible to graduate with distinction, a classification separate from the cum laude awards.

Eligibility in the Honors Program

Admission will be offered to incoming freshmen with an ACT of 28 or higher and a high school GPA of 3.5. Continuing students would be eligible to apply to the program if they have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher. Students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 to remain in the program.

Requirements for the Walton Scholars Program:

1. Complete 17 of 35 University Core hours in honors courses. Completing honors sections of courses in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences will fulfill this requirement. MATH 2554 and MATH 2564 also count toward this requirement.

2. Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language. This requires 0 to 12 hours of course work. Students may demonstrate proficiency by completing the 2013-level course in any foreign language.

3. Complete 8 to 9 credit hours of honors courses in the College of Business to include

a) One 3-credit-hour college colloquium. This is an interdisciplinary course with topics that would appeal to a wide range of majors. The subject matter will change from year to year and be targeted to juniors.

b) One 3-credit-hour departmental colloquium. Each department will offer one departmental colloquium each year. It will be designed for seniors in that department.

c) A 2- to 3-credit-hour thesis. The thesis would be a major independent writing project and could arise from an international study experience, an internship, or working with a professor on research.

4. Complete an alternate honors capstone course (replaces MGMT 4833). This is a course emphasizing joint projects with a Walton College corporate partner.

Requirements for the Departmental Scholars program:

1. Complete 6 hours of honors courses in the University Core OR demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language (as described above).

2. Complete 8 to 9 hours of honors courses in the Walton College of Business to include

a) One 3-credit-hour college colloquium |
b) One 3-credit-hour departmental colloquium
c) A 2- to 3-credit-hour thesis