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catalog07-08edited:05-06catalog 9/26/2007 2:27PM Page40H O N O R S A N DA W A R D SAlpha Chi: The scholastic honor society of Alpha Chi was formed in1922. Alpha Chi is a national honor society with over 150chapters in 39 states. The Missouri Delta Chapter of Alpha Chi wasestablished at Westminster in the fall of 1975. Westminster’s local honorsociety, Zeta Tau Delta, which had existed since May, 1929, was mergedinto the new national honor society of Alpha Chi. To attain membershipin this society, a student must have completed at least 62 hours, 30 inresidence and be in the top 5 percent of the junior class or the top 10percent of the senior class according to grade point average rank.Dean’s List: The names of full-time students who complete 12 credithours and achieve a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better areplaced on the Dean’s List and an appropriate notation is added to theirtranscript.Departmental Honors: Students may earn departmental honors inFrench, History, Psychology and Spanish.Graduation Honors: Honors in graduation are awarded to studentswho have maintained high scholastic standards. To qualify for graduationhonors, students must have been in residence at least four semesters.Those who have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.65will receive their degrees cum laude. If the cumulative grade point averageis 3.75 or higher, the distinction will be magna cum laude and if it is3.90 or above, the distinction will be summa cum laude. Potential honorsfor all students based on their cumulative grade point averageAFTER THE FALL SEMESTER are acknowledged at the commencementceremony.Special AwardsThe James H. Brooks Bible PrizeThe Mrs. Edwin Curd Catechism Prize for memorizing theWestminster Shorter CatechismThe Cameron and Jesse Day Prize in Biology for a seniorbiology majorThe C. Douglas Smiley Memorial Prize for proficiency infreshman chemistryThe E. P. Lamkin Prize in LatinThe McQueen/Sweazey Prize in mathematicsThe Dobyns Prize in oratoryThe Harmon L. Remmel III Prize in history for the best senior thesisThe Wall Street Journal Award for the outstanding seniorstudent majoring in economics and businessThe John A. Gates Memorial Prize in Philosophy for thebest essay on a philosophical topicThe Margaret McDonald Jaeger Psychology Award for a seniorpsychology major planning graduate education
catalog07-08edited:05-06catalog 9/26/2007 2:27PM Page41D E G R E ER E Q U I R E M E N T SIn order to receive a baccalaureate degree, students must:(1) complete the degree requirements published in the catalog for eitherthe academic year of the student’s first regular enrollment atWestminster College or the academic year in which the student graduates,and (2) meet all financial obligations.Students who complete graduation requirements after participating in agraduation ceremony may elect to meet the degree requirements ineffect their last year in residence.A student who fails to complete all the requirements for a Westminsterdegree within eight calendar years of his or her enrollment as a firsttimefreshman will be required to meet degree and major requirementsin effect one of the four academic years immediately preceding graduation.The student selects which year within the four-year period that willaffect his or her requirements, but both the major requirements and thegeneral degree requirements must be those in effect for one and thesame academic year.Westminster College will waive the tuition and fees for any remainingcourse work necessary to complete requirements for a degree for anyWestminster student who fulfills the following criteria but fails to completethe requirements for graduation after eight consecutive semestersas a full-time student. The student must enroll in and earn credit for thecourses approved by his or her advisor(s), and maintain the requisiteminimum grades in courses in the major subject and at least a 2.00cumulative grade point average overall. In addition to the above criteria,to be eligible for this guarantee of graduation, the student must: (1) completeat least two of the required introductory courses in his or her majorby the end of the sophomore year, (2) formally declare his or her majorbefore the end of the sophomore year, (3) continue in the major initiallydeclared, and (4) earn an average of 15 to 16 credit hours per semester.Education majors are exempt from this guarantee because of the numberof credit hours necessary to satisfy state teacher certification requirements.Additional information about the graduation guarantee is availablefrom the Office of the Registrar.Staff in the Offices of the Registrar and the Dean of Faculty and VicePresident will assist students in interpreting degree requirements and indetermining which requirements have or have not been met, but ultimateresponsibility for being informed about and satisfying graduationrequirements rests with the individual student.Reasonable precautions are taken to insure that students’ academicrecords are correct and complete and that faculty advisors know the variousdegree requirements and are kept informed about their advisees’status. Nevertheless, it is strongly recommended that students periodicallyreview their transcripts and check their progress toward completinga degree. All students must review their academic records with the Officeof the Registrar during the spring semester of their junior year to be surethey understand correctly where they stand with respect to meetinggraduation requirements.Students who wish to participate in commencement exercises must submitan application to the Registrar’s Office no later than the first week ofclasses in the spring semester preceding the May graduation of theirchoosing.Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree:I. Earn 122 semester hours of course credit, with a minimumgrade point average of 2.00 in the hours presented forgraduation. No more than 2 hours of credit in 090 courses,2 hours of credit in physical education activity courses, 7hours of credit in 399 courses (internships), or 18 hours ofcredit in military science courses may be counted toward theminimum 122 credit hours required for graduation.II.(a) Earn credit in ENG 103, a three-hour course in composition.All students entering Westminster College must enroll in (andremain enrolled in) ENG 103 every semester until this requirementis satisfied.(b) Earn credit in two courses designated as Writing Intensive(WI) in the Schedule of Classes published each semester. Thefirst course must be taken by the end of the sophomore year.At least one of the courses must be an upper-level course.Students transferring credit in composition must take threeWI courses, with at least one upper-level course.This writing requirement has been established in conjunctionwith Westminster’s Writing Across the Curriculum Program,which views critical thinking and clear writing as integral toa liberal arts education and as essential to life beyond college.WI courses are not composition courses per se, but rathercourses in various subject areas that pay particular attentionto writing as a learning tool. While all courses at Westminsterinvolve writing to some extent, each WI course assures thatstudents will use writing as a means of learning the coursematerial. During writing intensive courses students will producewritten assignments at various times throughout the course andrevise some portion of their work, they will study and practicewriting in the discipline, and have individual conferences withthe professor. These courses are specially designed to offer students the opportunity to learn about writing in the fields thatinterest them the most. WI courses are offered in almost every
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