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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Douglas Honors College

The William O. Douglas Honors College



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Ellensburg
Language and Literature Bldg., room 103

509-963-1445
Fax: 509-963-1206
www.cwu.edu/~dhc

Director
Matthew Altman, PhD
Language and Literature Bldg., room 103

The William O. Douglas Honors College (DHC) is Central’s interdisciplinary program for academtalented students. The program is divided into two parts: a core urriculum and an upper-division scholarship experience. The core curriculum is composed of a series of courses that emphasize how the arts,humanities, sciences, and social sciences converge in considering historically important questions. Lectures are supplemented by colloquia, and courses draw heavily from the great works of world literature. The upper-division scholarship experience involves additional, advanced courses and a culminating research project in either the arts and humanities or in the sciences. DHC also sponsors cultural field trips, guest lectures, and a number of other extracurricular activities.


The college is named for U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O.Douglas, a native of Yakima, Washington and a great supporter of higher education. Following Justice Douglas’ exmple, the DHC encourages intelletual breadth, academic curiosity and the application of scholarship to pressing social issues.


Students wishing to apply should contact the DHC office to find out about minimum qualifications and the application process.


DHC students must maintain a high level of academic achievement. A DHC student is in good standing when his or her cumulative gradeppoint average (GPA) is 3.0 or higher. If any DHC student’s cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 and remains below 3.0 for two consecutive quarters, the student shall be placed on academic warning for one quarter. Any student placed on warning shall be suspended from the DHC if his or her cumulative GPA is not 3.0 or above the the quarter following the warning. The DHC director has the discretion to waive and/or modify these sstandards for individual students as long as such modification does not affect the academic integrity of the DHC, as determined by the DHC director. A student who has been suspended from the DHC may reapply only if his or her cumulative GPA reaches 3.0 or higher.


For additional information, visit the DHC office, Language and Literature Building, room 103, or call 509-963-1445. Informational literature will me mailed on request.

Students accepted into the William O. Douglas Honors college and completing the Douglas Colloquium course sequence and the Douglas Senior Seminar will have completed the honors minor.

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