尼斯贝特荣誉计划

If you are 学术ally gifted, this 接风宴计划为您提供挑战和社区，您可以充分发挥自己的潜力. Explore new avenues of thinking, conduct independent research, 并与其他天才学生讨论智力上具有挑战性的话题.

Nisbet的毕业生中有一半以上在研究生院继续深造, including well-known institutions such as Harvard, 普林斯顿和康奈尔. Many of these grads receive excellent financial aid packages, some getting full scholarships and stipends.

Why Join the 尼斯贝特荣誉计划 at Converse?

As a 尼斯贝特认为荣誉 student you can:

Participate in priority registration;
Conduct independent research with faculty mentors;
选择优秀学生专属的迷人跨学科课程;
Receive funding to study abroad and present your research at regional, 国家, and inter国家 conferences;
Join fellow Nisbet students and faculty for social activities; previous experiences have included overnight retreats to Asheville NC, 萨凡纳, GA, 和阿巴拉契亚;
Discuss intellectually challenging topics;
Receive guidance on how to secure funds for summer research;
Participate in a selective honors study abroad program at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, one of the best science universities in western Europe.

Enriching, engaging coursework for deep learning & 学术转换.

研究经历可以为你在顶尖研究生万博下载ios中打开一个位置，并帮助你获得有竞争力的奖学金. The 尼斯贝特荣誉计划将 assist you in planning, 提出, and funding your research project, and then we can send you to present your research at regional, 国家, and inter国家 conferences. Your faculty mentor 将 be your guide throughout the experience.

想象一下…

在大一毕业后的暑假里，拿着薪水去研究你最喜欢的课题, after writing a successful grant application
与教师导师一对一合作，设计自己的定向独立学习万博下载ios
发表你的研究，并在专业会议上与你的导师一起展示
完成一项实质性的独立研究万博下载ios，即高级荣誉论文，并在公共论坛上向大学和社区展示

As a 尼斯贝特认为荣誉 student, you 将 complete 5 or more honors courses, 包括将两个不同领域的学习联系起来的跨学科课程，以及旨在为你在研究生院和离开万博地址后的生活提供帮助的初级荣誉研讨会. 这些课程大多只对荣誉课程的学生开放.

课程类型

新生荣誉研讨会

If you come into the program straight from high school, 你的大学第一学期通常会以新生荣誉研讨会开始. These courses count toward General 教育 Program (GEP) requirements.

样本课程:

“新英格兰殖民地的性别、印第安人战争和巫术”(历史)
“从小说和第一人称视角看越南经历”(政治)
“舞台上的女人! 《万博地址》(西班牙研究)

Interdisciplinary Honors Seminars

作为标志性的万博地址体验，这些课程由来自不同领域的教授团队授课. You 将 take at least one of these as a 尼斯贝特认为荣誉 student. 这些课程计入通识教育计划(GEP)的要求，有时也计入专业要求.

样本课程:

识字与生活 & C的工作.S. 刘易斯
音乐 & 60年代的社会
上釉:艺术 & 陶瓷科学
数字,无穷 & 现实
Border-Crossing From Africa to Spain Through Documentaries & 电影

青少年荣誉研讨会

这是一门一学分的课程，旨在帮助学生为离开万博地址后的生活做准备. You’ll learn about graduate school scholarships, draft a personal statement for grad school applications, find out about undergraduate research opportunities, 修改简历, discuss family and career challenges, and explore the meaning of the liberal arts before and after graduation.

Honors Directed Independent Studies

As more distinguishing factors of the Converse experience, 这些一学期的独立研究或创意万博下载ios课程由一到两名学生和一名教师导师共同设计. 参加这些课程的学生经常在会议或出版物上展示他们的作品.

Upper-level Honors Courses

在这些课程中, 学生深入研究不太常见的主题，以满足主要要求或探索感兴趣的领域.

样本课程:

“从殖民时期的女主人到玛莎·斯图尔特:美国的家庭建议和经验”
“Intelligence and the Brain”
“Women in Africa and Asia”

高级荣誉论文

This is an intensive and often interdisciplinary research project, 创新万博下载ios, 或者在学生大三的时候开始音乐表演，最后在大四的时候向大学和当地社区公开展示. In consultation with a faculty mentor, the student designs the project, helps select an advisory committee of faculty, and researches and creates the final work. 高质量和积极进取的学生被允许做一篇荣誉论文作为两个高级荣誉课程的替代.

符合条件的学生将被邀请参加尼斯贝特荣誉课程，一旦他们满足所有要求，将被认可为尼斯贝特荣誉毕业生.

资格

学生们要么是新生，要么是晚入学的学生.

新生: 被录取的新生如果符合以下标准，将保证被邀请参加尼斯贝特荣誉万博下载ios:

ACT综合成绩28分(或更高)或SAT综合数学和基于证据的阅读和写作成绩1300分(或更高)
Class rank of 10% or better

Admitted students from high schools which don’t provide class ranking, as well as other 学术ally talented incoming students, 如果他们被邀请参加尼斯贝特荣誉计划，将被单独考虑并以滚动方式通知.

其他被录取的学生选择了可选考试路线，但同样成绩优异，可能会被要求写一篇论文或提供其他信息，以供该计划考虑.

后期进入者:这样做的学生很好一旦他们开始在万博地址学习，也会被考虑参加这个万博下载ios. Freshmen and 万博地址二世 students must earn at least a 3.5 GPA after taking 12 hours at Converse to be invited to 应用. After receiving an invitation to 应用, a student is required to complete an application, 向万博地址的全职教授要求一封推荐信, and submit a graded sample of 2-3 pages of writing. If the application is accepted, 学生可以立即开始参加荣誉课外活动，也可以从下学期开始参加荣誉课程. 所有申请的学生都应该意识到，荣誉课程不定期在晚上提供.

需求

To complete the 尼斯贝特荣誉计划 and be recognized at graduation, 进入荣誉课程后，学生必须在学术课程中表现良好. To remain in the program, members should maintain a GPA above 3.2 and receive grades of B- or better in honors courses. 要从尼斯贝特荣誉课程毕业，所有学生必须完成以下三门课程:

Freshman honors seminar (199H) (or, if a student begins the program as a late entrant, another honors course to replace it.)
Interdisciplinary honors seminar (299H course)
Junior honors seminar (fall or spring)

Additionally, all students must choose ONE of the following options: