Scholars Program

Leilani L. Zart, Director

The Wartburg Scholars Program is an honors program that brings together highly motivated students from a broad range of disciplines. It is dedicated to improving the intellectual life on campus by providing students who strive for academic excellence enriching academic challenges and learning opportunities through service activities, coursework, and research. Through these endeavors, students become more independent and think more critically about new knowledge while gaining a greater appreciation and respect for diversity.

Program Requirements

• Students must maintain full-time status with a minimum of three course credits each Fall Term and Winter Term and one course credit each May Term.
• Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25.
• Students must complete program courses with a grade of B or higher.
• Students must complete team-based service projects each academic year and complete individual reflections at the end of each Fall Term and Winter Term.

Course Requirements

• SCH 101 First-Year Scholars Seminar
    
• SCH 115 Opportunities Seminar
    
• SCH 202 Living in a Diverse World (Honors)
    
• SCH 401 Senior Scholars Seminar
    
• SCH 456 Scholars Academic Honors Project
    (or disciplline equivalent course)
• Two honors contract courses