Aletheia Honors Program
The Aletheia Honors Program engages high-achieving, active learners in Socratic discourse toward aletheia, unveiled truth, enhancing academic engagement with prominent global scholars. Honors students follow a five-week, cohort-based model that promotes literary analysis, sharpens critical thinking skills, provides campus and community leadership opportunities, and culminates in an international service-learning trip along with a generous scholarship. Open to incoming freshmen, sophomores, and juniors of all majors.
SCHOLARSHIP
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$1,000 to 50% of Tuition (renewable for up to 4 years)
COHORT MODEL
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Aletheia Honors students will be taught in a collaborative learning community together with faculty mentors as support. The program design is intended to foster transformative learning and encourage excellence in students as developing scholars.
Next Steps
New Launch – Fall 2020:
• We are now accepting applications for Fall 2020
Application Process:
• Interested applicants should send a 500-word essay on the value of obtaining a Christian education to aletheia@sdcc.edu. Students who pass the first round of the application process will be invited to a personal interview with the Program Chair.
Invitation Deadline:
• Qualifying applicants from the first round will be notified in writing within one week of their essay submission and invited to the second round of program application.
Notification Deadline:
• Qualifying applicants from the second round will be notified of their acceptance status within one week after the interview.
student testimonials
“I am blessed by the personal relationships I have created through the honors program which make the classroom experience and our interactions with each other meaningful.” – Sarah
“I enjoy the honors program because of the open, encouraging classroom atmosphere and flexible, supportive structure.” — Danny
Honors Program Course Numbers, Titles, and Meeting Times
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HON100 Science and Civic Engagement/2 (Fall) | ||
HON150 Science and Civic Engagement/2 (Spring) | ||
HON200 Literature and Leadership/2 (Fall) | ||
HON250 Literature and Leadership/2 (Spring) | ||
HON300 Arts and Theology/2 (Fall) | ||
HON350 Arts and Theology/2 (Spring) | ||
HON400 Truth, Purpose & Social Change/2 (Fall) | ||
HON495 Ethics, Worldview & Global Impact/3 (Spring) |
Honors Course Descriptions
HON100Fall: Freshman year Aletheia courses include Socratic seminars in the following topics: Biology and Scientific Origins of Life, Civic Engagement and Social Change, the Life and Works of C.S. Lewis, and Special Topics. Course length: one semester. 2 credits. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Aletheia Honors Program. |
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HON150Spring: Special topics in science, literature, and civic engagement. Course length: one semester. 2 credits. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Aletheia Honors Program. |
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HON200Fall: Sophomore year Aletheia courses include Socratic seminars in the following topics: History of the Christian Church, Strategic Leadership in the Nehemiah Model, Epic Genres in Global Literature, and Special Topics. Course length: one year. 2 credits per semester. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Aletheia Honors Program. |
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HON250Spring: Special topics in literature and leadership. Course length: one semester. 2 credits. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Aletheia Honors Program. |
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HON300Fall: Junior year Aletheia courses include Socratic seminars in the following topics: Theology and World Religions, Anthropology and Fine Arts, and Special Topics. Course length: one semester. 2 credits. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Aletheia Honors Program. |
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HON350Spring: Special topics in humanities, fine arts, and anthropology. Course length: one semester. 2 credits. Prerequisite: Honors 300 and acceptance into the Aletheia Honors Program. |
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HON400Fall: Senior year Aletheia courses include Socratic seminars in Special Topics as designated by the individual cohort. Course length: one semester. 2 credits. Prerequisites: Honors 300, 350, and acceptance into the Aletheia Honors Program. |
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HON400Fall: Senior year Aletheia courses include Socratic seminars in Special Topics as designated by the individual cohort. Course length: one semester. 2 credits. Prerequisites: Honors 300, 350, and acceptance into the Aletheia Honors Program. |
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HON495Spring: For the final course in the Aletheia Honors Program, seniors earn 2 credits for coursework in the Socratic seminar Ethics and Contemporary Thought and 1 credit for the global service-learning trip. Course length: one semester. 3 credits. Prerequisites: HON 300, 350, 400, and acceptance into the Aletheia Honors Program. |