Wesleyan Scholars Honors Program

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Mission statement:
The mission of the Wesleyan Scholars Honors Program is to provide motivated students the opportunity to enrich their university experience, to recognize outstanding academic work beyond degree requirements, to provide a forum for student-student and student-faculty exchange of ideas, to celebrate opportunities for conversations across discipline boundaries, and to affirm the University as a place of informed and reasoned dialogue.

The Wesleyan Scholars Honors Program supports the University mission because, through both the University Honors Program seminar sequence and Departmental Honors programs, students are given personal attention and are given "the freedom to pursue independent thought and exercise intellectual curiosity." The honors program also creates a unique learning environment within the larger institution so that students are encouraged to "pursue individual excellence," and "to think clearly and creatively." The interdisciplinary nature of the University Honors Program also supports the liberal arts foundation of the University.

Students who qualify for this program will:

Participate in either or both University Honors (as a University Scholar) or Departmental Honors (as a Wesleyan Scholar).

  1. University Scholars will participate in small seminar classes taught by outstanding scholars in their fields.
  2. Wesleyan Scholars will work individually with a professor in their major field to develop a research project that will expand knowledge in their area of interest.

Upon successful completion of either or both programs the student will receive Honors recognition on their diplomas.

Perks for Honors students:
  1. Study lounge in the library only for honors students
  2. Books for all seminars provided
  3. Public presentation of research at University College Day for Departmental Honors students

University Scholars

The University Honors Program (University Scholars) consists of four (4) two-hour honors seminars taught in consecutive semesters.

Fall 2011

WSP 1211 Predators and Prey: Human and Horse Relationships, What Horses Tell Us About Ourselves
Instructors: Dr. John Hall

WSP 2211 Women and the Bible
Instructor: Dr. Kendra Irons

Spring 2012

WSP 1212 Heroic Narrative in Science
Instructors: Dr. Mary Anne Clark and Dr. Elizabeth Battles

WSP 2212 Myth Busting: Theory, Evidence, and Scientific Methods
Instructor: Dr. Amy Collier

Honors Admission

Admission to University Honors:

  1. Freshmen must have an SAT score of 1200 (Critical Reading and Math) or an ACT score of 24 and a high school GPA of 3.5.
  2. Students who transfer with fewer than 30 hours may be admitted to the University Honors Program if they have the requisite SAT or ACT scores and a cumulative GPA of 3.5 from the transferring institution.
  3. Wesleyan students who have completed fewer than 30 hours may be admitted to the University Honors Program if they have attained a 3.5 GPA in their course work at Texas Wesleyan University.
  4. Students who transfer with 31 or more hours may be admitted to the University Honors Program if they have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 from the transferring institution.
  5. Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA at Texas Wesleyan to graduate with University Honors.
  6. Departmental Honors Programs (Wesleyan Scholars) are open to all Wesleyan students.
  7. Students are admitted to a Departmental Honors Program with the approval of the faculty of the student’s major program and a GPA in their major of 3.5.
  8. Students in the Departmental Honors Program must complete six (6) hours of honors credit. The content and requirements of the honors credit are determined by each student’s participating academic department or program. Students in the Liberal Studies Program may earn Departmental Honors (and Wesleyan Scholar status) by completing Departmental Honors credit in at least two different disciplines. A total of 12 Departmental Honors credit hours must be earned between the two selected disciplines.
  9. All students seeking Departmental Honors must make one public presentation of their honors project/thesis at University College Day before graduation.
  10. Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA in their major to graduate with Departmental Honors and earn the Wesleyan Scholar designation on their diplomas.

Honors Scholarship

The Committee on Honors Programs at Texas Wesleyan University will award three $1000 scholarships annually. These scholarships will be renewable for an additional year provided the student maintains a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Eligibility:
  1. Students enrolled in the Wesleyan Scholars Honors Program who have completed the University Seminar Program (completed four seminars)
  2. Earned no lower than a "B" in all four seminars
  3. Have a 3.5 or higher GPA overall Application Process Interested students should submit an essay of a minimum of 1000 words that describes how the Honors Program has influenced your perspective of your place as a citizen of the world. Submission Information
  4. Application Essay and Resume due April 2, 2012
  5. Submit to: Dr. Elizabeth H. Battles, Director, Wesleyan Scholars Honors Program, ebattles@txwes.edu

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