Question 1

Who is eligible for the Dutile Honors program?

Accepted Answer

Eligibility criteria for first-time freshmen include: 28+ ACT, 1230+ SAT (verbal and quantitative), or 86+ CLT test score, and a 3.5+ high school GPA. Applicants must first complete an application for admission to SBU. Eligible students will then receive a Scholars Day application and will attend Scholars Day. Selection is limited to 10% of the freshman cohort and includes consideration of student’s high school leadership, scholarship and service, as well as their Scholars Day essay and interview.

Question 2

How do I apply for the Dutile Honors program?

Accepted Answer

Eligible admitted students will receive an invitation to apply for Scholars Day. The Scholars Day applications are available by the end of November. For questions about the Scholars Day application, please contact the Office of Admissions at (417) 328-1810.

Question 3

Do honors students have to take a lot of extra courses?

Accepted Answer

For most honors students there are only three to five "extra" credit hours in addition to their other degree requirements. These include two one-hour honors colloquium and the Honors Capstone project which can be 1 – 3 credit hours. Honors courses are not designed to be more difficult; however, they are designed with an Honors Scholar in mind. The format of the class and the teaching style of the professor stimulates discussion and challenges students to apply higher order thinking skills.

Question 4

What is the honors curriculum?

Accepted Answer

Students who have completed fewer than 30 credit hours when they enter SBU will take the traditional honors track. Students who have completed 30 or more credit hours will take the accelerated honors track. Both tracks will complete 15 – 20% of their SBU curriculum in honors coursework. Both tracks take the Honors Core. Traditional track takes at least 12 hours of Honors Electives. Accelerated Track takes at least 6 hours of Honors Electives.

Gordon & Judy Dutile Honors Program