Program outline

Tier one
Students may choose from approximately twenty honors course options including honors-specific Gateway. The majority of honors classes fulfill JBU's core requirements.

Tier two
Honor students who complete a minimum of nine hours and maintain an overall 3.5 GPA or 3.75 in honors classes may promote to tier two after their sophomore year or fourth semester. 

Graduation
Completion of the program is highlighted at an Honors Convocation in which honor students are awarded honor stoles and at graduation by the presentation of a special Honors Degree diploma. Presidential honor students must complete 21 hours of honors courses, including a senior thesis (capstone) project in their major or minor. Students who graduate with University Honors, must complete 21 hours of honors courses but are not required to complete a senior thesis (capstone) project. All honor students must maintain a 3.5 (or 3.75 honors) GPA to graduate from the program.

Capstone requirements 

The purpose of the Presidential Capstone project is to provide students in honors the opportunity to conduct research based on their specific interests, gifts, passions or goals within their discipline. Projects can include musical compositions, short stories, illustrations and research papers. Students work one-on-one with a faculty member in their major to select, research, write and complete the Presidential Capstone usually during their junior or senior year. The project is often considered equivalent to a graduate-level assignment and allows the student to demonstrate competence for graduate school or employment.

Presidential Capstone requirements
To complete the requirements, the final project must be presented at the JBU Honors Academic Celebration or another conference. An accompanying Faith Integration essay explains how the student’s research and faith influence one another and is presented publicly upon completion of the project.

In the 2018-19 school year, 26 students presented their work at regional conferences and 23 at national conferences.

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