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 John Dewey Honors Program

The John Dewey Honors Program brings together academically committed students in the College of Arts and Sciences who seek an especially challenging and creative undergraduate experience.  All College of Arts and Sciences students who are members of the Honors College are members of  the John Dewey Honors Program as well.  JDHP students take one course per semester in the Honors College during their first and second years of study.  During their junior and senior years, JDHP students remain members of  the Honors College.  As juniors and seniors, they take honors coursework in the JDHP.  Seniors complete their honors curriculum by writing an Honors Thesis or doing a creative project, typically in the departments in which they have chosen to major.

Admissions:

The University invites a select few members of the entering undergraduate class to enroll in the Honors College.  Additionally, students who have excelled in their first-year studies at UVM are invited to apply for admission to the Honors College for their sophomore year.  Arts and Sciences students who are members of the Honors College are automatically enrolled in the JDHP. 

Some Benefits of the Program:

• Early registration for classes.
• The opportunity to live in Honors Housing.
• Discounted tickets for world class musical and theatrical events sponsored by UVM’s prestigious Lane Series.
• Special library privileges.
• Lectures, symposia, and workshops with visiting scholars.
• Social gatherings including program dinners with UVM faculty.
• Special JDHP courses.
• Formal recognition as a John Dewey Scholar upon satisfactory completion of the Program.  

Requirements for Completion of the John Dewey Honors Program:

• Satisfy the requirements of the Honors College in the first two years.  (For students admitted as sophomores, first year requirements are waived.)
• Take a one-credit Spring Seminar (Honors 095) during any year in the Program.
• Complete one three-credit special topics seminar (Honors 195) during one’s junior year.
• Complete a one-credit thesis proposal writing workshop (Honors 101) during the spring term of one’s junior year.  (This requirement may be waived for students abroad during that term.)  ***This requirement is for the Class of 2010 and beyond.
• Propose and gain approval of a College Honors Thesis (or creative project).  At the time of the proposal’s submission, one must have either (a) a GPA of 3.4 or higher OR (b) a GPA between 3.20 to 3.39 with a minimum of three semesters on the Dean's List (as long as they entered UVM prior to the fall semester of 2007). Students who enter UVM in the fall semester of 2007 or after with GPAs in this range will no longer be eligible to submit thesis proposals.
  
• Write (or produce) and defend the College Honors Thesis (or creative project).
  
• Complete the two-semester, zero-credit JDHP Thesis Seminar (Honors 201).
• Fulfill all seven B.A. distribution requirements (regardless of whether one is seeking a B.A. or a B.S. degree).  ***This requirement is for the Class of 2010 and beyond.

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