student resources - Meredith College

Honors Program
The Honors Program offers to the intellectually gifted
and ambitious student a number of special opportunities
to develop academically to her full potential. Each
year, approximately 25 entering students are invited to
participate in the Honors Program. Additional students
with outstanding academic performance in their first
semester at Meredith are invited to join the program at
the beginning of their second semester. The honors curriculum
spans the four-year undergraduate experience
and is well integrated into the entire academic program.
Benefits of Honors include a learning community
of students who share goals and interests, use of
the Honors Lounge, access to special Honors classes
and speakers, opportunities to attend state and
national conferences, as well as local cultural
events and an annual Honors Weekend trip, and
recognition on the transcript and at graduation.
A student is expected to take honors work each year.
She would typically take at least two honors classes
during the freshman year, including the honors
writing course, an honors lab science, and perhaps an
honors colloquium. Honors students must maintain a
minimum overall grade point average of 3.25.
Interested students (including transfer and 23+
students) are invited to express their interest to the
Honors director, Dr. Cynthia Edwards, by writing
honors@meredith.edu. For more information, visit
www.meredith.edu/honors.
Leave of Absence
A currently enrolled student may request from the registrar
a leave of absence for up to one year without
having to apply for readmission as long as she is in
good academic, social, and financial standing at
Meredith. See the College Catalogue.
Except in an emergency situation, the leave of
absence must be requested in writing prior to departure
from the College and no later than the last day
of classes if a student does not plan to complete the
semester. If a student should decide to take college
work elsewhere while on leave, she must apply for
visitation credit through the Office of the Registrar at
Meredith. A student on leave of absence who does not
re-enroll within the allotted leave time will be officially
withdrawn from the College. After any withdrawal or
noncompliance with the leave policy, a student must
follow the readmission procedure described in this
section of the Handbook.
A student is in good academic standing if she will not
be on academic probation at the end of the term in
which she applies for the leave of absence. She is in
good social standing if she is not on social probation
and if there is no Honor Council case pending that
would involve probation, suspension, or expulsion. To
be in good financial standing, a student must have
paid all tuition, fees, and other charges in the
accounting office, and returns her laptop.
Learning Center
The Learning Center provides free, one-on-one tutoring
to Meredith students. The tutors are Meredith
students who have excelled in their coursework and
have been trained to assist their peers. We specialize
in tutoring mathematics, grammar and writing
for all subjects. Help in other subjects varies by
semester. Check our website for our offerings and
hours. To make an appointment, sign up outside the
Learning Center in 122 Jones, call 760-2800 or
visit us at www.meredith.edu/learn and submit an
online request.
Opportunities for Academic Enrichment
In building the total program of study, many students
take advantage of one or more of the special opportunities
listed below to pursue specific academic
interests. These opportunities afford a variety of
learning experiences. Contact information can be
found in the College Catalogue.
Capital City Semester, program of intensive
seminars in North Carolina government and politics.
Cooperating Raleigh Colleges, Meredith belongs
to the CRC consortium with the other Raleigh
colleges: North Carolina State University, Peace
College, Saint Augustine’s College, and Shaw
University. While enrolled at Meredith, a student
may take classes at any of these other institutions.
Marymount Manhattan College, opportunity for
study in New York City.
Meredith Study Abroad, a summer session abroad
offering up to a full semester of credit for approximately
the same price as attending Meredith for a
semester including transportation costs.
Overseas Travel/Study Abroad Programs,
arranged within departments and in consultation with
the director of study abroad.
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