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To graduate from Clark Honors College, a student must have completed, at the time of graduation, all requirements in effect when the student was first admitted and enrolled at Clark Honors College.

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Graduation Requirements for admit term/year Fall 1998 through Fall 2002
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Graduation Requirements for admit term/year Winter 2005 through Spring 2008
Graduation Requirements for admit term/year Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
Graduation Requirements for admit term/year Fall 2009 – Present (below):



 
LITERATURE AND HISTORY
  2 courses Honors College Literature HC 221H (4)
HC 222H (4)
  2 courses Honors College History HC 231H (4)
HC 232H (4)
  1 course Honors College Literature Research or History Research HC 223H (4)
HC 233H (4)
 
SCIENCE AND MATH
  4 courses At least one science with a lab and at least one math course. All must be from the list of approved courses (see website). HC courses which satisfy this requirement:
  Honors College Lab Science HC 207H (4)
  Honors College Science HC 209H (4)
SECOND LANGUAGE
  2 years or completion of second year or demonstration of proficiency by examination. This requirement is waived for certain majors.
 
MULTICULTURAL
  2 courses One course each from two different categories (AC, IP, IC). All must be from the list of approved courses (see website). HC courses which satisfy this requirement:
  Honors College Identities Colloquium (IP) HC 424H (4)
  Honors College International Cultures Colloquium (IC) HC 434H (4)
  Honors College American Cultures Colloquium (AC) HC 444H (4)
COLLOQUIUM
  5 courses One of each of the following colloquia…
  Honors College Arts & Letters Colloquium HC 421H (4)
  Honors College Social Science Colloquium HC 431H (4)
  Honors College Science Colloquium HC 441H (4)
  plus two additional, or Elective Colloquia. Any HC Colloquia may be used to fulfill this requirement. Some HC Colloquia satisfy both a Colloquium and a Multicultural requirement (see above).
THESIS
  2 courses Honors College Thesis Orientation HC 410H (1)
  Honors College Thesis Prospectus HC 477H (2)
  Thesis Honors College Thesis and Defense
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
  Clark Honors College students are required to maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 for all UO coursework, not just HC courses.

All of the above requirements must be met in order to graduate from Robert D. Clark Honors College.
Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their CHC advisors at least once each year.

 
ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
  Major requirements: see major advisor
Upper division credits: 62
Total Credits: 180
Graded Credits: 168 (P counts as a grade if P/N is the only option)
 

The points on this sheet include everything CHC students must do to meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees. Other requirements may apply to students attending professional schools at the University of Oregon.

Students who follow the Clark Honors College curriculum fulfill all of the UO general education requirements. Students who withdraw from Clark Honors College may be required to take additional classes to satisfy university requirements in order to graduate.

CHC students should plan to complete their literature and history requirements by the end of their sophomore year. Stu-dents may register for colloquia after having completed HC 223H or HC 233H.

AP and IB
Depending on courses and test scores, students may use AP or IB credits toward honors college math, science, multicultural, and second language requirements, applicable major requirements, or university electives.

Second Language
The second-language requirement will be waived if a department requires more than 90 credits of course work for a major leading to a B.S. degree. Such majors include biology, business administration, chemistry, computer and information sci-ences, environmental science, human physiology, general science, geological sciences, and physics. The second-language requirement is also waived for students pursuing bachelor of architecture (B.Arch) and bachelor of fine arts degrees (B.F.A.), interior architecture (B.I. Arch.), and landscape architecture (B.L.A.). In music, where there are several choices of degrees, the second-language requirement is waived only in cases where it is not a requirement for the student’s chosen degree.

Grading
Note that all courses taken to satisfy Clark Honors College requirements must be graded (unless P/NP is the only option); students must achieve grades of C- or higher for the course to count toward requirements.

Course Substitutions
CHC students must fulfill their colloquium requirements with HC classes (classes with a subject code of "HC"). Permis-sion to substitute non-HC classes to fulfill these requirements must be obtained in writing. Some HC 424, 434 or 444 (multicultural colloquia) may be used to satisfy HC 421, 431 or 441 requirements, depending on course content. Students are encouraged to complete a Course Substitution Petition for all substitution requests. Any questions regarding specific substitutions should be directed to the student’s CHC faculty advisor.

Class Size
HC classes – classes with an HC subject code – are limited to 25 or fewer students. Classes from approved lists which have other subject codes may have more students.

Students are strongly recommended to meet with their CHC advisors at least once each year.


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