SAU Honors College

The SAU Honors College was founded in 2003 by Dr. David Rankin, president of SAU. Dr. Lynne Belcher served as founding director and is retired from SAU. The Honors College seeks and admits qualified students who seek to pursue a serious academic program with equally gifted peers and committed teachers. Honors classes are small and provide academically enriching opportunities for students and the faculty who teach them. Currently, SAU enrolls nearly 170 honors students and graduates about 66% of admitees in four years or less. Anyone interested in applying to the Honors College or seeking further information should contact the director, Dr. Edward P. Kardas at epkardas@saumag.edu or at 870 904-8897.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

SAU Honors College 2 + 2

On Friday, February 8, 2013 we met with officials from the College of the Ouachitas (COTO) and signed a memorandum of understanding between their new Honors College and ours. In brief, that agreement will allow students from COTO to apply to the SAU Honors College and have their honors credits earned to transfer to SAU.

COTO students will be eligible to apply to the SAU Honors College with a minimum GPA of 3.25. They will also submit two letters of reference and an essay describing why they wish to join the Honors College.

Both schools benefit from this new agreement by attracting more students with high academic aspirations. The students benefit too; they now have a clear path toward earning honors credits throughout their careers and culminating their efforts with an honors baccalaureate degree.

For more information about COTO's new Honors College, contact Dr. January Schultz at jschultz@coto.edu or at 501 332-0246.
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