The Schreyer Honors College (or SHC) is the honors program of the Pennsylvania State University. Founded in 1980 as the University Scholars Program, it was expanded and renamed in 1997 in response to a $30 million gift by William and Joan Schreyer. Schreyer was one of three honors colleges, along with those at Arizona State and Mississippi, to be listed by Reader's Digest in its "America's 100 Best" list published in May, 2005.[1] On November 17, 2006, the Schreyers pledged an additional gift of $25 million to the Schreyer Honors College. Having contributed more than $58 million to Penn State, they were the largest family donors in the school's history, prior to the recent donation of $88 million from Terry and Kim Pegula for a new arena.[2][3]
The Scholars Medal awarded to graduating Scholars during the Schreyer Honors College's Medals Ceremony, traditionally held on the eve of Penn State's commencement exercises.
After a decade of service, Dean Christian Brady announced in May 2016 that he was stepping down, effective May 31.[4] Kathleen J. Bieschke was named interim dean on May 25, 2016.[5]
Patrick Mather became the dean on August 16, 2021.
Details regarding the Schreyer Honors College can be found in their Annual Report.[6]
Enrollment in the Schreyer Honors College is typically around 2,000 students, with 300 incoming students per year. Typically, about 80% of the Honors students are from Pennsylvania.
Incoming student application requirements include excellent high school grades, strong extracurricular activities, and positive teacher references. The average high school GPA is typically 4.00/4.00. Typically, the average SAT score for incoming students is 2150/2400, although SAT scores are not used in the admissions decision process at the Honors College.
First year students admitted to the Honors College earn a $5,000-per-year academic scholarship which is renewable for four years.
Current Penn State students with strong academic and volunteer credentials can apply to the Honors College as sophomores or juniors. These students are not eligible for the $5,000-per-year academic scholarship.
To graduate as a Schreyer Scholar, students in the Honors College are required to maintain a 3.4 GPA, take a selection of Honors classes and complete an Honors Senior Thesis.
Opportunitiesedit
Main entrance of Atherton Hall, the location of the administrative offices of the Schreyer Honors College, as seen from College Av., at Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Membership in the SHC has unique benefits. Most underclassmen Scholars live in a "Living and Learning Community" honors dormitories, including both Atherton Hall and Simmons Hall. The College's Travel Ambassador program provides funding for honors student travel around the world, with gifts often matching the cost of airfare for longer trips with a service or academic focus. Academically, honors students have the benefit of early registration for classes, allowing for competitive placement. Students are offered over 220 honors classes, which are typically smaller and taught by more senior faculty than comparable courses. Additionally, the college offers an opportunity called the Integrated Undergraduate Graduate (IUG) program, which allows exceptional students to pursue their undergraduate and master's degrees concurrently. The IUG program permits students to combine the required honors thesis and graduate thesis into a single thesis for both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as allowing students to use some courses towards both degrees in order to graduate in a shorter period of time.
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^"Schreyer Honors College ranks among America's 100 Best by Reader's Digest". Pennsylvania State University. 2005-04-28. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Schreyer Honors College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2007 Learn how and when to remove this message The Schreyer Honors College or SHC is the honors program of the Pennsylvania State University Founded in 1980 as the University Scholars Program it was expanded and renamed in 1997 in response to a 30 million gift by William and Joan Schreyer Schreyer was one of three honors colleges along with those at Arizona State and Mississippi to be listed by Reader s Digest in its America s 100 Best list published in May 2005 1 On November 17 2006 the Schreyers pledged an additional gift of 25 million to the Schreyer Honors College Having contributed more than 58 million to Penn State they were the largest family donors in the school s history prior to the recent donation of 88 million from Terry and Kim Pegula for a new arena 2 3 Schreyer Honors CollegeTypePublicEstablished1980DeanPatrick T MatherUndergraduates2000LocationUniversity Park Pennsylvania United StatesCampusUniversity Park Primarily Websitewww wbr shc wbr psu wbr edu The Scholars Medal awarded to graduating Scholars during the Schreyer Honors College s Medals Ceremony traditionally held on the eve of Penn State s commencement exercises After a decade of service Dean Christian Brady announced in May 2016 that he was stepping down effective May 31 4 Kathleen J Bieschke was named interim dean on May 25 2016 5 Patrick Mather became the dean on August 16 2021 Contents 1 Overview 2 Opportunities 3 References 4 External linksOverview editDetails regarding the Schreyer Honors College can be found in their Annual Report 6 Enrollment in the Schreyer Honors College is typically around 2 000 students with 300 incoming students per year Typically about 80 of the Honors students are from Pennsylvania Incoming student application requirements include excellent high school grades strong extracurricular activities and positive teacher references The average high school GPA is typically 4 00 4 00 Typically the average SAT score for incoming students is 2150 2400 although SAT scores are not used in the admissions decision process at the Honors College First year students admitted to the Honors College earn a 5 000 per year academic scholarship which is renewable for four years Current Penn State students with strong academic and volunteer credentials can apply to the Honors College as sophomores or juniors These students are not eligible for the 5 000 per year academic scholarship To graduate as a Schreyer Scholar students in the Honors College are required to maintain a 3 4 GPA take a selection of Honors classes and complete an Honors Senior Thesis Opportunities edit nbsp Main entrance of Atherton Hall the location of the administrative offices of the Schreyer Honors College as seen from College Av at Penn State University University Park Pennsylvania Membership in the SHC has unique benefits Most underclassmen Scholars live in a Living and Learning Community honors dormitories including both Atherton Hall and Simmons Hall The College s Travel Ambassador program provides funding for honors student travel around the world with gifts often matching the cost of airfare for longer trips with a service or academic focus Academically honors students have the benefit of early registration for classes allowing for competitive placement Students are offered over 220 honors classes which are typically smaller and taught by more senior faculty than comparable courses Additionally the college offers an opportunity called the Integrated Undergraduate Graduate IUG program which allows exceptional students to pursue their undergraduate and master s degrees concurrently The IUG program permits students to combine the required honors thesis and graduate thesis into a single thesis for both undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as allowing students to use some courses towards both degrees in order to graduate in a shorter period of time References edit Schreyer Honors College ranks among America s 100 Best by Reader s Digest Pennsylvania State University 2005 04 28 Retrieved 2010 10 06 Penn State Live State College PA UPDATED Penn State Announces Arrival of Division I Hockey www statecollege com Archived from the original on 2010 09 20 Schreyer Honors College dean to step down Penn State University news psu edu Retrieved 2016 05 19 Interim dean named for Schreyer Honors College at Penn State Penn State University news psu edu Retrieved 2016 06 03 SHC Annual Report SHC Annual Report Penn State University External links editOfficial website Penn State faculty member named new Schreyer Honors College dean 40 47 52 N 77 51 29 W 40 79771 N 77 85815 W 40 79771 77 85815 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schreyer Honors College amp oldid 1147908676, 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