The Honors Program at Dominican University New York is designed to provide an additional level of challenge to our more academically talented students.
Students can enter the Honors Program in several ways. First, incoming students with a high school GPA of 3.3 or higher are invited to apply to the program. Transfer students with a 3.3 GPA and 70 or less transfer credits are also invited to apply. Second, applications may be offered to current freshmen, sophomores and transfer students who meet eligibility criteria and have completed at least 15 credits at Dominican University New York. Finally, students may petition to apply to the program if they have a GPA of at least 3.30 and are still able to complete Honors Program requirements prior to graduation.
Honors students will be able to satisfy some of their Dominican Curriculum, elective, and major program requirements within the Honors Program, as they complete the Honors minor: Longtermism.
Honors Program Requirements
The Honors Program requires students to engage in academic pursuits as well as extracurricular activities and events, both on campus and in the community. In addition to completing the Honors minor: Longtermism, students are required to earn a set number of Honors Experience Points (HXP), based on when they are admitted to the program. The required number of HXP for students who enter the Honors Program during the freshman year is eight. Students who enter during the sophomore year or as a transfer student are required to earn six HXP.
Honors Minor: Longtermism (19 credits total)
The minor Longtermism: Impacting the Future and Living with Honor is an interdisciplinary program that explores the role of academic research in plotting a sustainable, equitable, and livable future. Students will use research to understand a problem, and then design and implement a solution. The minor will culminate in a project that creates tangible change in the student’s community.
Longtermism minor requirements:
- DC 190 Through Cultural Lenses – The City (3 credits)
- Reasoning & Critical Thinking (3 credits)
- Science (3 credits)
- DC-3 Values course (3 credits)
- HO 399 Honors Tutorial (3 credits)
- DC 479 Longtermism: Honors Research (3 credits)
- HO 490 Become a Changemaker (1 credit)
- Note: A minimum grade of C+ is required for all courses contributing to the Honors minor. Courses for the Honors minor will be chosen in consultation with the student’s honors advisor.
Honors Experience (HXP)
In addition to completing the coursework for the Honors minor Longtermism, Honors students will accrue HXP as they explore academic and extracurricular opportunities. Honors students admitted as freshmen will complete 8 HXP; transfer students and students admitted in the sophomore year will complete 6 HXP.
For additional information on the Honors Program, please see the Honors Program webpage of the Dominican University New York website: https://www.duny.edu/honors-program/