What is it?
The Southern Scholars honors program helps
academically ambitious students reach enriched
educational excellence. As a Southern Scholar,
you join a highly motivated and intellectually
curious group of peers who are honored to be part of this rigorous and rewarding program.

Academic benefits.
Southern Scholars take some of the best classes Southern offers, like the special Honors Seminar where you'll learn about great literary works of Western culture. And you'll have opportunity to meet some distinguished campus visitors.

Financial discounts.
When you complete one year in the Southern Scholars program, you will be eligible to audit one class of your choice per semester without charge for as long as you stay in the program. If you're a junior who's been in the program for at least a year, you'll receive a tuition scholarship equal to the cost of one three-hour class per semester (except during summer sessions). And Honors Seminars HMNT 451 and 452 are free.

Social advantages.
Each year a Southern Scholars Student
Council, consisting of a president and an
executive committee, plans banquets, campouts,
vespers services, and other events throughout the school year.

Special recognition.
When you complete Southern's honors
program, you will receive a Southern Scholars
medallion along with special recognition at your
graduation ceremony. Your final college transcript will also include this distinction.

Lasting value.
You'll get long-term benefits from the
Southern Scholars program, including personal
satisfaction from completing a rigorous program
and increased appreciation of cultural and
intellectual achievement within a Christian
context. Your accomplishment will be a
permanent part of your record, a real advantage
when pursuing advanced education. Past Southern Scholars have gone on to medical school, pastoral work, law school, and graduate work in other fields at such institutions as Vanderbilt, Loma Linda, and Duke.

Invitation.
You'll be invited to join Southern Scholars at
registration, if you have a high school GPA of 3.7
or higher, or after finishing 31 to 62 semester
hours of college credit with a cumulative GPA of
3.5 or higher. To stay in the program you must
maintain a GPA of 3.5 and work toward comple-
tion of the curriculum.

The program.
Most courses fill the general education require-
ments and can be taken in any order:

Religion (one of the following):
   RELT 467 Philosophy and the Christian Faith
   RELT 424/BIOL 424 Issues in Natural Science/Religion
RELT 421/BIOL 421 Issues in Science and Society
   PHYS 317/318 Issues in Physical Science/Religion
   RELT 368 World Religions
Literature:
    ENGL 445 Ancient Classics
Music and Art:
    HMNT 205 Arts and Ideas
Math (one of the following):
   MATH 181 Calculus
   MATH 215 Statistics
Natural Science (one of these sequences):
   BIOL 151-152 General Biology
   CHEM 151 -15 2 General Chemistry
   PHYS 211-212 General Physics and 213-214 Lab
Foreign Language:
   Intermediate level ability shown through course work or    examination.
Honors Seminar:
   HMNT 451 and 452 are one-hour courses (that    involve reading and discussing books of the
   Western tradition. Senior Project: Should display
   significant achievement in student's major.