A minimum of 20 semester hours of Honors credit are required to graduate as a Morton Scholar from Dana College, including

• Participation in a minimum of of one Honors section of the Liberal Arts Reading Program (1 credit).
• A minimum of one designated interdisciplinary Honors course offered during the January Interim (3 credits).
• A minimum of nine credit hours in designated Honors courses from "The Challenge to Expand" section of the General Education Program. Three hours may come from a course within the major area.
• 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 that will be presented to the public (3 credits).
• A minimum of 40 hours of approved community service (1 credit).
• Participation in non-credit Honors Colloquia each semester while in the Honors Program.
• Attend at least one monthly meeting per semester.
• Maintenance of cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above at Dana College.