Newberry College

Summerland Honors Program

In many ways the human story has been and will continue to be a quest for identity: how have we understood what it means to be human? The Summerland Honors Program is structured around the theme "A Quest for Identity," and will afford opportunities to explore this question from a number of perspectives.

Three years of paired, interdisciplinary seminars focus on examining identity in different contexts.During the first year, students study the question from the perspective of the arts and humanities. Year two looks at the questionthrough the lens of the natural sciences. During the third year, students probe the quest for identity from the perspective of the social sciences.

In each of the six honors courses, students will participate in enrichment activities where they can apply their knowledge to service in the campus and local community while becoming an independent learner, a leader and a responsible citizen.

Program Requirements

Admission to the Summerland Honors Programs is based on many criteria including:

• High school GPA,
• SAT or ACT equivalent scores, and
• An interview with one or more members of the Newberry College Community

Applications to the Summerland Honors Program can be filled out online or sent to the director, Dr. Charles Horn.

Honors Program Curriculum

Six Summerland Honors classes (4 credit hours each) and a Senior Capstone Experience (1 credit hour) are required for completion of the SummerlandHonors Program.

101:  In Search of Ourselves
102:  Images of the Human Soul
201:  Looking Through a Lens and Living in Harmony with Nature
202:  Science, Technology, and Values, A Closer Look at Today and the Future
301:  A Not-So-Distant Mirror: The Past as Prologue
302:  Our Many Faces: Facing the Music
401:  The Human Character: Pulling It All Together (Capstone)

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from the Summerland Honors Program, a student must have a cumulative 3.25 in the honors program courses and in the general curriculum. Successful completion of the honors program requirements is noted at graduation, is recorded on the student’s transcript, and is designatedon the student’s diploma.

Faculty

Charles Horn, PhD
Professor of Biology, Director of the Summerland Honors Program
Professor of HON 201, 202
Phone:803-321-5257
E-mail: charles.horn@newberry.edu

Wayne Kannaday, PhD
Associate Director of Religion
Professor for HON 101, 102
Phone:803-321-3322
E-mail: wayne.kannaday@newberry.edu

Timothy Elston, PhD
Assistant Professor of History
Professor of HON 301, 302
Phone:803-321-5197
E-mail: timothy.elston@newberry.edu

Jesse Scott, PhD
Professor of History
Professor of HON 401
Phone:803-321-5208
E-mail:jesse.scott@newberry.edu