The Honors Program at Staten
Island
Employing the broad resources of a national Catholic University
with global presence, the Staten Island Campus of St. John’s
University offers a distinctive Honors Program designed to provide
an exceptional experience for its academically gifted students.
Using small, seminar-style classes, the Staten Island Campus Honors
Program provides its students with innovative opportunities for
understanding contemporary global issues as well as religious,
intellectual, cultural, social, scientific and technological
trends. Encouraged to apply their knowledge and insights to
present-day concerns, students form a mature and ethical
consciousness of themselves in relation to career goals and
personal fulfillment.
The emphasis in Honors Colloquia is on supportive interaction
between students and faculty. Creative academic pursuits,
group and independent projects, interdisciplinary perspectives,
proficiency in written and oral skills, research and critical
analysis skills are stressed. Scholarly pursuits incorporate
the various cultural, intellectual and artistic resources in the
metropolitan area.
Seeking to give expression to St. Vincent de Paul’s spirit of
compassionate concern for others, the program focuses on issues of
poverty and social justice. It also encourages opportunities for
growth of the whole person through involvement in a wide range of
Campus and off-Campus activities.
The Honors Certificate
The Certificate in Honors is awarded upon completion of
thirty credits in Honors, including the Senior Capstone Colloquium
in Theology, with a cumulative index of at least 3.33. Honors
electives, Study Abroad, Honors Independent Study and graduate
courses that are part of Bachelor’s/Master’s programs may also be
applicable. All course work toward the Certificate in Honors
must be approved in advance by the Director of the Honors
Program.
In addition to being awarded the Certificate at a dinner in
their honor, students who have received the Certificate in Honors
are identified in their commencement programs, and a notation
appears on their permanent St. John’s transcripts.