Q. What does “Civitas” mean?
A. The word "civitas" is Latin and means “citizenship” — the position of inhabiting a given place and exercising the rights, privileges and responsibilities inherent to that place. Building upon that definition, the Augustana Civitas Honors Program is centered on exploring the nature and characteristics of citizenship at Augustana University, in the United States and as part of a global community.
Q. Civitas荣誉课程会增加我的通识教育要求吗?
A. No. The religion and English courses during your first year are already part of the general education requirements. The sequenced courses (CIVT 201-204) may be substituted for any four courses in Augustana's core curriculum. The Vocation Project (CIVT 395) may be done as part of your major; in a number of majors, it can also serve as a departmental honors thesis.
Q. 我的专业是否包括Civitas荣誉课程?
A. 如上所述,职业项目(CIVT 395)可以算在某些部门的专业. Some CIVT 202-204 courses are cross-listed with individual departmental offerings and can count toward that departmental major for Civitas students. 最近的例子包括生物180/Civitas 202:环境科学导论, 和新闻290/历史290/Civitas 203:美国新闻界的历史.
Q. Can I major in any discipline and be part of Civitas?
A. Typically, yes. With careful planning, even students in pre-professional majors with heavy course loads have completed the Civitas Honors Program.
Q. Civitas荣誉课程是否会给我带来额外的工作负担?
A. No. Civitas荣誉课程不是简单的标准课程,有额外的书籍和额外的写作. 课程是独立的课程,强调质量而不是数量. While Civitas courses are rigorous and challenging, 他们也允许时间仔细思考和有意义的讨论. They are designed to include innovative content, creative teaching strategies, critical thinking, 慷慨的师生互动和跨学科的焦点.
Q. What courses will I take in the Civitas Honors Program?
A. Civitas Honors Program students begin in their first year by taking honors sections (labeled CV in the course catalog) of two required freshman courses — Religion 110 Exploring Christian Faith and English 200 The Literary Experience. They then take a sequence of four courses (CIVT 201-204) that speak to concepts drawn from theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s essay “The Structure of Responsible Life”: deputyship, pertinence, 正义, and freedom. In their junior year, Civitas学生开始计划个人学习经历(他们的职业计划(CIVT 395)), 这些课程通常在三年级末或四年级初完成.
问:我是否需要按照特定的顺序学习Civitas荣誉课程?
A: Ideally, CIVT 110, 200, 和201(阅读尊龙凯时)应该在大二的第一年或第一学期进行. 除此之外,学生可以按任何顺序参加CIVT 202、203和204. If scheduling demands it, 学生也可以参加CIVT 201晚于顺序中的一个或一些其他.
问:Civitas荣誉课程的成绩要求是什么?
答:Civitas荣誉课程的学生需要保持总GPA为3.0. 如果在他/她的第一年结束时,Civitas学生的GPA低于3.他/她将有一个学期的时间来提高他们的GPA. A GPA less than 3.此后任何学期都将构成退学的理由.
Q: Are there other requirements for the program?
答:Civitas是一个基于公民意识的荣誉项目. 像这样, 我们鼓励学生尽可能多地参与大学生活的各个方面, whether in student organizations, residence hall leadership, volunteer activities on or off campus or other venues. We also expect students to be a good citizen of the Civitas Honors Program by participating in Civitas activities such as social events, 外部演讲者或同学的会议和演讲.
Q: Who teaches Civitas Honors Program classes?
A:我们相信,最好的学生应该得到最好的老师. Many of the professors who teach Civitas Honors Program classes have received or been nominated for the college’s highest teaching awards. A number of those professors have also written books that are highly respected in their academic discipline. All Civitas courses are designed either to be team taught by professors from different disciplines or be augmented through guest lectures that can provide interdisciplinary topical expertise.
Q: Who runs the Civitas Honors Program?
A. The Civitas Honors Program is administered by a director and committee that includes three professors from the College of Arts and Sciences, 以及教务处和招生办的代表, 图书馆, registrar, and Chair of Moral 值.
Q: Whom do I contact if I have questions?
A. Dr. 威廉·斯瓦特,社会学教授和Civitas荣誉项目主任,可以通过 电子邮件 or at 605.274.5329.