205 Foust Building
336-334-5538
http://honorscollege.uncg.edu

Omar H. Ali, Dean
Frances Bottenberg, Assistant Dean
Angela Bolte, Assistant Dean
Eric Toler, Senior Academic Advisor and Coordinator of Data and Student Records
Linda Dunston-Stacey, Budget and Operations Manager/Executive Assistant to Dean

About

Lloyd International Honors College (LIHC), a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council, provides motivated, high achieving undergraduate students in all fields of study with an enhanced education that has an international focus. LIHC is an intellectually engaged community devoted to fostering critical thinking, global awareness, and strong preparation for professional, civic, and personal pursuits using experiential learning opportunities and innovative pedagogies of performance, play, and improvisation.

Lloyd International Honors College includes four Residential Colleges, including Warren Ashby Residential College, North Spencer Residential College, South Spencer Residential College, and Cornelia Strong Residential College, as well as the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Office. 

Admission to Lloyd International Honors College

Admission to Lloyd International Honors College is required to take courses offered by the Honors College and to participate in many of Lloyd International Honors College’s programs. Admission processes for Global Honors and Disciplinary Honors are detailed on the website. Minimum requirements to be considered for admission depend on the applicant’s status at the time of application. Admission to the college is competitive. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Incoming First-Year Students

To be eligible to apply for admission to Lloyd International Honors College, the prospective student must meet minimum test score or high school GPA requirements set by the college, which can be found on the college’s website.

Transfer Students

Students transferring to UNC Greensboro with no more than two semesters at another institution may be eligible to apply for Global Honors. The prospective student must meet minimum test score or high school GPA requirements, which can be found on the college's website. Students transferring to UNC Greensboro after any number of semesters at another institution may be eligible for Disciplinary Honors. An aggregate transferable GPA of 3.30 is required from all former institutions. Transcripts to verify the aggregate GPA should be submitted to Undergraduate Admissions from all prior institutions attended. Students must also have at least one semester at UNC Greensboro with at least a 3.30 GPA before applying for Disciplinary Honors.

Continuing UNC Greensboro Students

Continuing UNC Greensboro students must have at least a 3.30 UNC Greensboro GPA to apply to either Global or Disciplinary Honors. They must meet with an Honors academic advisor to receive the application for current students. If applying for Global Honors, they must meet with an Honors academic advisor to review their options and receive the application for current students. If applying for Disciplinary Honors, students may apply directly on the LIHC website.

Lloyd International Honors College Petition Policy

Incoming first-year UNC Greensboro students who do not meet one of the specified criteria for admission to Lloyd International Honors College may petition the dean for admission. When the candidate makes a persuasive case that he or she is fully capable of succeeding in Global Honors, the dean may admit the student. A student admitted through the petition process will be expected to meet all of the requirements for maintaining good standing in the Global Honors Program, and is subject to the same rules as other Honors College students, including the conditions requiring suspension or removal from the college.

Programs

Lloyd International Honors College offers two enhanced academic programs—the Global Honors Program and the Disciplinary Honors Program. Students who complete both the Global Honors Program and the Disciplinary Honors Program are recognized for their high achievement and awarded Full University Honors. 

Global Honors

The Global Honors Program is designed to complement and enrich the university’s Minerva’s Academic Curriculum (MAC) for students in any major. Students who complete the Global Honors Program may replace regular MAC courses with Honors courses, may take Honors courses in a variety of modes, will complete the beginning level of language competency in a second language, and will design an individualized course of academic, professional, and personal development by participating in selected, Honors-approved Global Honors Experiences.  Examples of Global Honors Experiences include study abroad, additional Honors courses, additional language courses, leadership development workshops, undergraduate research presentations, and attending Honors Programming.  Global Honors students take ownership over their own education and development while learning the essential skills to engage with others creatively and compassionately.

Disciplinary Honors

The Disciplinary Honors Program allows students in all majors to do Honors work in their majors or in upper-division interdisciplinary studies. Through Disciplinary Honors, students have the opportunity to study topics in depth and to do research under the supervision of a faculty member, thus giving themselves a competitive advantage when applying to graduate school or beginning a career.

Community College Memoranda of Understanding

• Alamance Community College (NC)
• Durham Technical Community College (NC)
• Guilford Technical Community College (NC)
• Haywood Community College (NC)
• Robeson Community College (NC)
• Southwestern Community College (NC)

Students who graduate from the five listed community colleges with a college-transferrable degree [e.g., Associates in Arts (A.A.) or Associates in Science (A.S.)] may earn the Designation of Honors Graduate from Lloyd International Honors College at UNC Greensboro. The student must transfer in at least 12 hours of Honors course work, be accepted into Lloyd International Honors College through the UNC Greensboro admissions process, and complete the following:

• Proficiency in a foreign language (at the 204-level or higher),
• An approved international experience,
• Disciplinary Honors in the major (with grades of B or better in all Honors work), and
• Achievement of a 3.30 GPA or higher at the time of graduation from UNC Greensboro

To apply for this program, students planning to transfer from the five listed community colleges must submit a Transfer Application to UNC Greensboro through the UNC Greensboro Undergraduate Admissions Office and indicate interest in applying to Lloyd International Honors College. Students will then receive an invitation to apply to LIHC through the “Current UNC Greensboro Student Application.”

Students entering LIHC under this memorandum of understanding must apply by April 1 in order to be eligible to begin disciplinary honors in the following fall semester, or by November 1 in order to do so in the following spring semester. Students entering under this memorandum must maintain good standing and fulfill other requirements that the college applies to all Honors students.

Courses

Honors courses are taught by faculty members who are among the best at UNC Greensboro, who are deeply engaged with their disciplines, and who are dedicated to helping students achieve their greatest potential. Honors courses are typically small (15–25 students) and foster discussion, collaboration, and mutual discovery among students and faculty. Typically, Honors courses fulfill a variety of university and departmental requirements.

There are several types of Honors courses:

• Honors Seminars in which students explore interdisciplinary topics in greater breadth and/or depth than in typical courses while fulfilling Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC) requirements;
• Honors sections of regular UNC Greensboro courses that allow students to explore other topics or continue to do Honors work in their major;
• Honors Tutorials and Honors Independent Study through which students either individually or in small groups work with a faculty member on a topic of mutual interest;
• The Senior Honors Project in which a student, under the guidance of a professor, produces a research project.
• Disciplinary Honors Contract courses that allow students to enhance a regular undergraduate course and receive Honors credit for that course. Note: Honors Contract courses can be used only to fulfill Disciplinary Honors Program requirements; they cannot be used to fulfill Global Honors Program requirements. The same contract course cannot be used to fulfill the requirements for both Global and Disciplinary Honors. Contract courses must be at or above the 300-level to qualify for Disciplinary Honors, unless otherwise specified by the department.
• Embedded Honors courses. These are special sections of regular UNC Greensboro courses that meet in lecture with a larger non-Honors version of the course. While Honors students in embedded Honors courses share lectures with their fellow non-Honors students, they have a different syllabus and may have different texts, other readings, and additional assignments. Embedded Honors courses require the approval of Lloyd International Honors College and the associated department or school.

The variety of Honors courses, and particularly the chance to customize one’s curriculum through tutorials and independent studies, means that students have considerable control over their own education. Moreover, many of the advanced Honors courses, such as the Senior Honors Project, allow students to do original and sophisticated work, and are an excellent preparation for graduate school, professional training, and other post-graduation endeavors.

Honors Academic Advising

Lloyd International Honors College staff offers advanced group and individual advising to help students discover the best ways to take advantage of Honors at UNC Greensboro, and to make sure that students have the needed support and encouragement along the way to completing their degrees. A variety of informal information sessions and colloquia are also provided for students interested in talking about particular topics of interest such as study abroad, internships, or graduate school.

Extra-Curricular Activities and Student Involvement

Lloyd International Honors College sponsors a number of extracurricular events. Among these events are orientations for both Global Honors and Disciplinary Honors, the annual Honors Symposium, the Artist-in-Residence program, Food for Thought, Monday Play!, Bon Voyage, Bon Retour, lectures and special performances, field trips, and community service projects. Honors students can participate in the Honors Ambassadors program, and the Gray Hall Fellows program.

Honors Abroad Experiences

In collaboration with UNC Greensboro’s Office of International Programs, Lloyd International Honors College from time to time offers Honors Abroad Experiences for Honors students interested in an honors-enhanced study abroad experience at select locations. To be considered, students must:

1. submit an Honors Abroad application to Lloyd International Honors College and
2. be accepted for study abroad at an appropriate location by the International Programs Center.

Accepted students are given an all-expenses paid (except for food) week, or more, at a foreign location with a UNC Greensboro faculty member.

Students accepted into an Honors Abroad Experience enroll in HSS 310, a three-credit Honors course, in addition to whatever courses are taken at the host institution. HSS 310 requires that students meet with a UNC Greensboro faculty member before traveling abroad to discuss readings about their trip and the character of the country they are about to visit. Students and the UNC Greensboro faculty member then spend approximately a week exploring and taking in cultural activities abroad associated with a particular academic topic. During their semester, students travel and engage in a variety of writing assignments that allow them to reflect on their experience. Finally, students gather for a colloquium upon returning to UNC Greensboro the following semester.

Honors Awards

Lloyd International Honors College administers awards that recognize high achievement. At the Honors Convocation every spring, the college’s Honors Council bestows the Provost Student Excellence Award, the university’s highest academic undergraduate honor, on outstanding seniors. At the end of each semester, the Honors College honors students who have successfully completed one of Lloyd International Honors College's programs at a cording ceremony or banquet.

Honors Housing

Lloyd International Honors College students have an opportunity to be part of one of four Residential Colleges (RC), each with its own unique theme and open to and welcoming of all majors. Each RC is a living-learning community with on-site classes, advisors, programming, and social activities. These communities are residential programs that connect students with shared academic interests, identity, or passions, who often live together and attend courses and extracurricular events together. 

First-year Honors students who are planning on living on campus are strongly recommended to live in Honors housing. Honors students living in any Honors housing may select a non-Honors roommate. Commuters are welcome in all Honors programs. 

Continuing Honors students may choose to live in an RC, Gray Hall, or any available on campus residence, but they are not required to live on campus. 

More information on the four RC themes can be found at: go.uncg.edu/ResidentialColleges 

Honors Council

Omar H. Ali (Chair), Dean of Lloyd International Honors College
David Aarons, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Melody Patterson Zoch, School of Education
Nadja Cech and Cerise Glenn Manigault, College of Arts and Sciences
Rebecca Kalinoski, School of Nursing
Adrienne Craig, Student Affairs
Eloise Hassell, Bryan School of Business and Economics
Tim Johnson, Housing and Residence Life
Kathleen Macfie, International and Global Studies Program
Maria Anastasiou, International Programs Center
Marcia Hale, School of Health and Human Sciences

Lloyd International Honors College administers UNC Greensboro’s Honors Programs: the Global Honors Program, the Disciplinary Honors Program, and Full Honors, combining the requirements of Global and Disciplinary Honors.

Disciplinary Honors Program

The Disciplinary Honors Program allows students in all majors to do Honors work in their majors or in upper-division interdisciplinary studies. Through Disciplinary Honors, students have the opportunity to study topics in depth and to do advanced research under the supervision of a faculty member, thus giving themselves a competitive advantage when applying for graduate school or beginning a career. In order to participate in and take Disciplinary Honors courses, students must have a 3.30 grade point average at the time of registration and meet all other course prerequisites.

Recognition

Students who complete the requirements for the Disciplinary Honors Program receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in [major/Interdisciplinary Studies], have that accomplishment, along with the title of their Senior Honors Project, noted on their official transcript, and are recognized at a cording ceremony or banquet at the end of each semester.

Requirements

The requirements for the Disciplinary Honors Program vary by Major (students should check the individual departments in this Bulletin for details on specific course requirements) but, at a minimum, includes those provided below.

1. Minimum GPA
   UNC Greensboro GPA of 3.30 or higher at graduation
2. Honors course work
   At least 12 credit hours of Honors course work with grades of A or B as listed below.
   1. Course work in the major
      6 credits Honors course work in the major
   2. Honors project course
      HSS 490 Senior Honors Project
   3. Additional course work
      3 credits of Honors course work in the major or another area

Unless otherwise specified by the department, Honors Course Contracts must be at or above the 300-level to qualify for Disciplinary Honors. In some departments, graduate-level course work qualifies as Honors for undergraduates.

For those students who wish to pursue Disciplinary Honors in Interdisciplinary Studies, the requirements are as provided below.

1. Minimum GPA
   UNC Greensboro GPA of 3.30 or higher at graduation
2. Honors course work
   At least 12 credits of Honors course work with grades of A or B as listed below. At least 6 credits must be at the 300 level or higher
   1. Course work
      9 credits Honors course work
   2. Honors project course
      HSS 490 Senior Honors Project

Requirements for Specific Majors

The requirements for the Disciplinary Honors Program vary by major. Each academic department at UNC Greensboro has a faculty Honors Liaison who is knowledgeable about both his or her programs and International Honors. You are encouraged to get to know the Liaison in your department, especially by the time you are a junior and fully in your major.

Specific information about pursuing Disciplinary Honors within any of the departments or programs listed below is provided with the information for that entity in this Catalog.

• Accounting and Finance
• African American and African Diaspora Studies
• Archaeology
• Art
• Arts Administration
• Biology
• Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Classical Studies
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Communication Studies
• Community and Therapeutic Recreation
• Computer Science
• Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies
• Dance
• Economics
• English
• Environmental Studies
• French
• Geography, Environment, and Sustainability
• German
• History
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Information Science
• Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
• Interior Architecture
• International and Global Studies
• Kinesiology
• Management
• Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Media Studies
• Music Education
• Music Performance
• Music Studies
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Health Education
• Religious Studies
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Specialized Education Services
• Teacher Education and Higher Education
• Theatre
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Full University Honors

Students who complete all the requirements for both the Global Honors Program and the Disciplinary Honors Program are recognized for completing Full University Honors. Courses used to fulfill the requirements of one of those programs cannot be used to fulfill the requirements of the other.

Students who earn Full University Honors receive a Certificate of Full University Honors in [major/Interdisciplinary Studies], have that accomplishment, along with the title of their Senior Honors Project, noted on their official transcript, and are recognized at a banquet held at the end of each academic year.

Global Honors Program

The Global Honors Program is designed to complement and enrich the undergraduate study of motivated and high achieving students in all majors. In order to participate in Honors and enroll in courses, students must be admitted into, and maintain good standing in, the Global Honors Program. Students who complete the Global Honors Program take Honors courses in a wide range of subjects, reach a basic level of language competency in a second language, and study abroad through an approved program.  Courses taken in fulfillment of the requirements for the Global Honors Program typically also fulfill the university’s General Education Core requirements.

Overall Requirements

• Maintain a 3.3 GPA and complete program requirements by the time of graduation.

Admission Requirements

Admission to The Honors College’s Global Honors Program is competitive and by application only. In order to be eligible to apply, incoming first-year applicants must have at least one of the following minimum criteria:

• a minimum 1280 combined Math and Evidence Based Reading and Writing SAT score, OR
• a 26 composite ACT score, OR
• a 3.8 (weighted) high school GPA.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required		1
HSS 198	Honors Colloquium
Additional Courses		6
Two Honors courses (in any of the following modes):
Honors Seminar
Embedded Honors Section
Honors Section
Honors Contract
Foreign Language Course		6
Up to 102-level or equivalent.
Global Honors Experience
Students are required to accumulate 100 points. Experiences include (but are not limited to): *
Additional Honors Courses
Additional Language Courses
Study Abroad
Community Service
Internships

*

Refer to Lloyd International Honors College website for the complete list of opportunities.

Recognition

Students who complete the requirements for the Global Honors Program receive a Certificate of Global Honors, have that accomplishment noted on their official transcript, and are recognized at a cording ceremony or banquet at the end of each semester.

Honors Programs (HHS)

Residential College (RCO)