Frequently Asked Questions
How will I know I have been invited to join the Hutton
Honors College?
If you are invited, our official HHC invitation packet will be mailed to
you a few weeks after you have been formally admitted to IUB. The
packet includes a return postcard for you to send us if you wish to
accept our invitation. You will have until May 1, 2010 to return the
HHC acceptance postcard.
You can find out much sooner about your eligibility for the HHC as well
as the Selective Scholarship Application (the SSA is the means for
applying for the HHC Scholarship as well as other programs and
scholarships) in an Office of Admissions email sent to you as soon as
that office has made an admissions decision.
Once you have followed the email's directions on how to set up your
OneStart account and how to access the SSA, you will see which programs
and scholarships you are eligible for (including the Hutton Honors
College). Your SSA due date is reflected in your SSA and you will see
it when you log on.
What does it mean to be a Hutton Honors College student?
As an HHC student, you may enroll in stimulating, low-enrollment
seminars and courses (usually no more than 22 students per class);
choose to live in an Honors Residential Community; participate in our
extracurricular events where you will meet and interact with
distinguished visitors to campus; participate in HHC-exclusive community
engagement and volunteer opportunities; and apply for grants for
research, internships, creative activities, and international
experiences. Be sure to read the viewbook sent in your HHC admissions
packet or go to http://www.indiana.edu/~iubhonor/viewbook/viewbook.pdf
to learn more about the additional exciting opportunities we provide.
What will be expected of me as a Hutton Honors College member?
In order to be a Hutton Honors College member in good standing,
the 2010 entering freshman class will be expected to:
-
Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30;
- Complete two 3-credit hour honors courses by the student's 90th
credit hour toward a bachelor's degree;
- HHC scholarship recipients will be expected to maintain a
cumulative GPA of 3.40 for HHC scholarship renewal.
- HHC scholarship recipients will be expected to complete 3 honors
courses within the first four semesters for HHC scholarship
renewal.
- All HHC students must be exemplary of civil, honest, and
accountable citizens of Indiana University--befitting the appellation
"honors". All HHC students must abide by Indiana University's Code of
Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct. The code and its
provisions are found at
http://www.iu.edu/~code/code/index.shtml.
If I choose to accept the invitation to the Hutton Honors College, must
I take all Honors courses?
No. Most HHC students take no more than one Honors
course per
semester,
while also enrolling in the vast selection of non-Honors courses offered
to all undergraduates.
I've completed my online Selective Scholarship Application. How soon
will I be notified with a decision regarding a possible Hutton Honors
College Scholarship?
Your scholarship application, as well as those of hundreds of other
applicants, will be carefully evaluated by our Scholarship Review
Committee and our Assistant Dean. We expect the first round of award
letters to go out around late November and we will continue to mail
award decision letters through the end of March 2010. We promise to let
everyone know, one way or the other, by the first week of April 2010.
Am I required to live in an Honors Residential Community?
No, there is no requirement as to where an HHC student must live. Many
of our students truly enjoy living in the HRCs, but we also recommend
the thematic communities such as the Collins Living Learning Center, the
Foster International Living Learning Center, the Global Village, or
various other Learning Communities here on campus.
As well as being invited into the Hutton Honors College, I've been
invited into the Kelley School of Business Direct Admit Program, or one
of the other Direct Admit Programs offered by IUB. Am I allowed to
participate in both the Hutton Honors College as well as a Direct Admit
Program?
Absolutely yes! Many of our students take advantage of everything the
Hutton Honors College and the Direct
Admit Programs have to offer.
Does it cost more to be in the Hutton Honors College or to take Honors
courses?
No. However, if you choose to live in an Honors Residential Community,
there is an extra $50 activity fee charged per semester.
I am concerned that taking Honors courses might overburden me
academically, or might negatively impact my GPA. Why should I accept
the
challenge of taking Honors courses if the coursework is too burdensome
or too hard?
Remember, most of our students take only one interdisciplinary HHC or
departmental Honors course each semester, along with their regular
non-Honors courses. We have found that Honors courses do not negatively
impact our students' GPAs. The experience is challenging, but it is also
intensely rewarding and fun. You will get to know your fellow students
in a
supportive, small-class environment as you learn from one another under
the guidance of an outstanding faculty member.
Please keep in mind that, as an HHC student, you may choose to earn a
General Honors Notation which will appear on your diploma and official IU
transcript. This involves completing 21 credit hours of HHC course work,
and maintaining a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA.
Are there certain deadlines I should keep in mind?
Yes! November 1st is the priority date
by which you should have applied for admission to IUB, to be
eligible for an
invitation to the Hutton Honors College and to apply for the
Hutton Honors College Scholarship. We
don't want you to miss out on these wonderful opportunities!
Another important date is May 1st; the date by
which
you should have informed us that you are accepting our Honors
invitation; also, if you have been offered a Hutton Honors College
Scholarship, this is the date when you must tell us if you
are accepting (or declining) our offer.
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