Catalog - SUNY Orange

Honors Program
Degree Awarded: Associate in Arts, Science or Applied Science
Additionally:
1. First time college students must be graduates of a college
prep high school program with at least one of the
following: 1) high school average of 90% at the end of
junior year; 2) class rank in the top 10% of the class; 3)
combined SAT score of 1200 (math + verbal) or 1800 (3
parts); 4) ACT score of 27.
Home schooled students and GED holders are welcome to
the Honors Program. They must talk with Admissions and
the Honors Program Coordinator to discuss eligibility.
2. High school seniors with accumulated college credits:
a) Between 1 and 11.5 credits must meet the requirements
for first time college students and have attained a
cumulative average of 3.5 for completed college courses.
b) Twelve or more credits must meet transfer student
requirements.
3. Transfer students with 12 or more credits must have a GPA
of 3.5 and must provide a two- to five-page typed essay to
be evaluated as part of the admissions application.
Honors courses taken at other colleges will be accepted
toward the SUNY Orange Honors Program, where
appropriate, following current transfer course guidelines.
Students may meet an Honors English course requirement
with a course previously taken at another college with a
grade of “A” in an appropriate transfer English course or a
grade of 4 in Advanced Placement English from high school.
If AP English, student must also submit the essay
component of the AP English exam for evaluation; however,
the Honors Program required credits must be made up with
other Honors courses, in consultation with the Program
Coordinator.
4. Current SUNY Orange students, including 24 Credit Hour
students, must have a GPA of 3.5 and provide an essay to
be included with the admissions application for evaluation.
Note: If students have already achieved an “A” in SUNY
Orange’s Freshman English 1 and/or 2*, the above noted
essay and Honors English 1 and/or 2 requirement will be
satisfied. Still, the three or six Honors credits must be made
up with other Honors courses, in consultation with the
Program Coordinator.
* Dependent upon major
Students who are are not in the Honors Program but
are interested in taking an Honors course should contact
the Honors Program Coordinator.
Transfer Opportunities
Completion of the Honors
program may enhance transfer and
scholarship opportunities to more
selective colleges and universities
and prepare students for the
academic work required for
continued pursuit of undergraduate
and graduate degrees.
Our students have successfully
transferred to many
prestigious schools including:
• Smith College
• Clemson University
• Rensselear Polytechnic
Institute (RPI)
• Vassar College
• Emerson University
• American University
• Cornell University
• Bard College
Requirements for Honors
Designation
In order for students to show
the Honors Designation on their
transcripts and seal on their
diplomas upon graduation, they
must have been accepted to and
have attained the following in
the Honors Program:
1.Completion of all degree
requirements;
2. Achievement of a 3.5 GPA at
the time of graduation, with
no semester GPA less than
3.0.
Contact Information
Honors Program
Coordinator
(845) 341-4004
Admissions
(845) 341-4030
Spring 2012
www.sunyorange.edu
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