{"id":34,"date":"2014-10-15T02:08:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T02:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2023-11-06T18:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T18:37:43","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #9bcbeb\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Githii Honors Program Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #9bcbeb\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Q1.<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"> What is the Githii Honors Program?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\"> A.\u00a0 The primary purpose of the program is to provide a stimulating environment in which young scholars can confidently pursue their individual and shared intellectual interests, and build diverse relationships that support and expand their intellectual community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #9bcbeb\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Q2. Who is eligible for the Githii Honors Program?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\"> A.\u00a0 Academic year 2022-23<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino\">Students with a strong academic record and demonstrated commitment to her own intellectual development will be invited to apply for the Honors Program. Any student that has achieved a high school GPA\u00a0of at least a 4.0 will receive an invitation. Prospective Honors Program applicants must apply in the Early Decision or Early Action application rounds. Those who are invited will be required to submit an additional essay, provided in the invitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino\">In evaluating each applicant, the Honors Program Committee considers:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Demonstrated commitment to her own intellectual development;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Strength of her academic program;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Organization and clarity of her independently produced writing samples;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Two letters of recommendation from faculty, advisors and other knowledgeable persons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino\"><strong><span style=\"color: #193888\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #9bcbeb\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Q3.<\/span>\u00a0 What are the benefits of being in the Githii Honors Program?<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #ff6600\">A.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\">Priority registration and housing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\">Living together in a living \/ learning environment during the first year<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\">Financial support for conferences and workshops<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\">Smaller classes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\">\u201cHonors Program\u201d designation on transcript<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\">Recognition in Commencement Program<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\">Membership in Honors Program Student Association (HPSA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\">Funding for research experience toward the senior thesis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\">Honors Lounge with computers for honors students only<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #ff6600;font-family: Georgia, Palatino\">Special diploma with Honors designation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #9bcbeb\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Q4.<\/span>\u00a0How do I apply?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #ff6600\"> A.\u00a0 Any student applicant who meets our minimum requirements (see Q2) is considered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Palatino\"><strong><span style=\"color: #193888\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #9bcbeb\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Q5.<\/span>\u00a0If I don\u2019t get in the first year, can I apply after?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Georgia, Palatino;color: #79bde8\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"> A.\u00a0 We regret to announce that the Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program will suspend the Rising Sophomore application during the 2022 academic cycle in order to ensure that the Program has resources to adequately support its current students. The decision to suspend what had become an additional opportunity to apply for admission to our Program was a difficult one, but we have decided that our priority must be on providing our current students a meaningful and substantive experience. Students who remain interested in an Honors experience are encouraged to pursue seeking membership in academic societies within their major department.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Githii Honors Program Frequently Asked Questions Q1. What is the Githii Honors Program? A.\u00a0 The primary purpose of the program is to provide a stimulating environment in which young scholars can confidently pursue their individual and shared intellectual interests, and build diverse relationships that support and expand their intellectual community. Q2. Who is eligible for [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FAQ - Spelman College<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FAQ\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FAQ - Spelman College\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FAQ\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Spelman College\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-06T18:37:43+00:00\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/\",\"name\":\"FAQ - Spelman College\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-10-15T02:08:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-06T18:37:43+00:00\",\"description\":\"FAQ\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"FAQ\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/\",\"name\":\"Spelman College\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"FAQ - Spelman College","description":"FAQ","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"FAQ - Spelman College","og_description":"FAQ","og_url":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/","og_site_name":"Spelman College","article_modified_time":"2023-11-06T18:37:43+00:00","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/","url":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/","name":"FAQ - Spelman College","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-10-15T02:08:17+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-06T18:37:43+00:00","description":"FAQ","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/faq\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"FAQ"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/","name":"Spelman College","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5j5Ep-y","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3372,"href":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/3372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.spelman.edu\/honorsprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}