UVI Honors Program 
Pre-Honors/ Honors Program 4-year Plan: 
Semester 1 (fall, year 1): Pre-honors 
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Complete the HON 101 course with a grade of B or better 
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Participate in weekly meetings with pre-honors participants to identify, research, and report on a proposed 
action platform to serve as the group’s 4 year theme and outreach plan. 
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Examples of plausible action platforms include: 
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Natural disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires) 
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Pollution (air, water) 
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Endangered species (plant, animal, marine) 
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Goals:  sponsor monthly speakers and debates as well as an end-of– semester newsletter to  fea-
ture the group’s action platform 
 
Semester 2 (spring, year 1): Pre-honors 
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Complete the HON 201 course with a grade of B or better 
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Submit an official application for entrance into the Honors Program 
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Participate in bi-weekly meetings with pre-honors participants for organized discussions, lectures, and debates 
on the action platform (plan fund-raising activities) 
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Goals:  Showcase action platform through a week-long of honors activities, “The Honors Experience” 
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 Induction Ceremony into the Honors Program 
 
Semester 3 and 4 (fall and spring, year 2): Honors 
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Complete the HON 301 course with a  grade of B or better 
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Participate in bi-weekly meetings with honors participants for organized discussions, lectures, and debates on 
the action platform (plan fund-raising activities) 
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Goals:  Plan, implement, and report on a community outreach event with a focus on the cohort’s action plat-
form 
 
Semester 5 and 6 (fall, spring, and summer year 3): Honors 
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Participate in bi-weekly meetings with honors participants for organized discussions, lectures, and debates on 
the action platform (plan fund-raising activities) 
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Goals:  Prepare for, participate in, and report on a structured educational experience outside the territory that 
will provide a more in-depth understanding of the cohort’s action platform. 
 
Semester 7 and 8 (fall and spring year 4): Honors 
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Participate in weekly meetings with honors participants for organized discussions, lectures and debates on the 
action platform 
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Goals:  Complete and satisfactorily defend a Honors thesis or project (HON 401). 
For more information Contact: 
LaVerne L. Brown, Ph.D. 
Phone:  340-693-1383 
Email:  LBrown@uvi.edu 
      
Website:  
www.honors.uvi.edu