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Starting this semester, albeit in a somewhat limited way, you can earn Honors Studies Points by attending Honors Approved Events! You should start seeing the sticker shown below pop up here and there to designate an event as one you can attend and then reflect on to get Honors Studies Points. That prompts two questions, I'm sure. First..."what are Honors Studies Points?" and second, "What do you mean, reflect on it?" Well, read on, my curious friends!

The straight up definition of Honors Studies Points that they are the formal tracking of a student’s success in Honors Studies and are earned by taking Honors Studies Courses (including contracts) and attending Honors approved events. Earn enough of them and you become an Honors Studies Scholar, which is someone who has earned at least 15 points of Honors Studies Experience at the end of their time at FLCC and has an overall GPA of at least 3.25.

9 of your points needs to come from taking courses, but the other 6 or more can come from Honors Approved Events. Once you attend an event, you will be expected to complete a 500 or more word journal about the experience wherein you reflect on what you experienced and connecting it to other expectations and other experiences. We can give you prompts to help with this part of it. At the end of the semester, you will write a reflective essay that connects that event to any others you took and explores the same three questions you explore in all Honors reflective essays: where have I been, where am I now, and where am I going. From there, you can explore the event or events specifically through this addition to those questions:

The Honors Studies events you attended this semester covered, most likely, a wide variety of topics. As you revisit your reflective journals and explore the prompts above, think about connections you see in the topics offered and those you chose to explore further. Explore the activities you choose to attend and the ones about which you reflected on in a journal. Why? How do activities like these serve as learning experiences? Discuss the impact of the setting (such as location, time of day, attendees, and seating) on your interaction with the content. Explore the extent of your engagement in these activities, particularly the ones in which you actively participated. How did these activities influence your work in your classes or vice versa? In other words, use this reflective essay to fit the activities you attended and the reflective journal you kept into the intricate pathways you are taking on your journey as a learner.

One of the events we are most excited about is the Honors Convocation.  This event will be a chance to share your Honors Studies work with others and see what other Honors Studies students have done as well.  More on this in a future blog!

Remember to save the date - October 18th at 5:00 - the Honors Studies Dinner.  And guess what?  That is an Honors Approved Event!  :)