Frederick M. Supper Honors Program
One of the school's most distinguishing features is the Frederick M. Supper Honors Program, which places students in a Socratic dialogue regarding primary texts from all the major historical epochs: all supplemented with a Christian perspective. The program is separated into six major "World of" classes in the following sequence: The World of Polis and the Covenant, The World of Caesar and Christ, The World of Christendom and Islam, The World of Humanism and Reform, The World of Reason and Revolt, and The World of Despair and Hope. During the first two semesters, students also take courses that are analogous to Public Speaking and Composition I and II, respectively known as Rhetorical Eloquence and Writing About Literature. The program is initiated (with Rhetorical Eloquence) and terminated (with Christian Vocation and Worldview) with instruction from the Honors program coordinator, Dr. Tom St. Antoine. Upon exit of the program, students are required to defend their studies in an oral exam.
Also required for the Honors program is a special elective course. Students have many options for their elective: many students choose to study abroad at the Scholars' Semester in Oxford (or another available study abroad opportunity), and many students choose to take an elective course on campus. Examples of courses that were offered in the past and currently as honors electives are: Design, Chance, and Necessity; Narrative Studies; Utopia; and Forms of the Drama.
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