A minimum of twenty semester hours of Honors credit (which may or may not be officially transcripted) are required to graduate as a Morton Scholar from Dana College, including:

• Participation in a minimum of one Honors Section of the Liberal Arts Reading Program (1 credit);
• A minimum of one designated interdisciplinary Honors Course offered during Discovery Term (3 credits);
• A minimum of nine credits in designated Honors Courses from “The Challenge to Expand” section of the General Education Program;
• Cross-cultural experience: 1. approved international or domestic travel; or 2. an approved off-campus independent study in cultural diversity (3 credits);
• Senior thesis/project in a student’s major area, which will be presented to the public (3 credits);
• A minimum of 40 hours of approved community service (1 credit);
• Participation in non-credit Honors Colloquium each semester while in the Morton Scholars Program;
• Maintenance of a cumulative grade point average at Dana College of 3.5 or above.

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