SCHREYER HONORS COLLEGE
The Schreyer Honors College provides students of superior academic ability an opportunity to enrich their educations through honors-level course work and independent study. To provide stimulating intellectual experiences outside the classroom, the program also sponsors regular seminars, field trips, social events, and other extracurricular activities. Atherton and Simmons Halls have been designated to provide a special on-campus living environment for Schreyer Scholars.
Students enrolled in the Schreyer Honors College are afforded several specific privileges: 1) admission to honors and graduate-level courses, 2) flexibility in fulfilling certain degree requirements, 3) registration priority for many courses, 4) graduate/faculty borrowing privileges at the University Libraries, and 5) the opportunity to pursue simultaneous undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Participants in the program must: 1) maintain a 3.33 (B+) G.P.A. each semester; 2) complete at least 3 honors courses each academic year (fall/spring/summer), for a minimum of 7 honors credits, in each of the first two years, and a minimum of 14 honors credits during the remainder of enrollment; and 3) complete an honors thesis or project. Students successfully completing the program will be awarded an honors diploma.
Participation in the Schreyer Honors College is by invitation. Entering students who are not admitted to the program may subsequently petition in the fourth semester for junior-gate admission if their cumulative and major grade-point averages are 3.7 or above. All fourth-semester music majors who meet the GPA requirements will be notified of their eligibility by the eighth week of the semester. Students in this group who wish to apply should submit a petition by the tenth week of the semester to the chair of the Undergraduate Committee, following the directions in the letter of notification. The committee, after soliciting input from the student’s academic adviser and one other faculty referee chosen by the student, will forward successful petitions to one of the School of Music’s honors advisers, who will submit it to the Honors College.
For further information about the honors college, please contact Dr. Rutkowski (music education) or Dr. Ballora (all other music degree programs). You may also visit the honors college web site at www.shc.psu.edu.
Click here for a listing of Schreyer Honors theses completed by Music students.