
Honors Program

Admission Requirements
To meet the initial qualifications to be considered for the honors program, you must:
- Be an incoming fall term freshman who is accepted for admission to Cedarville University
- Earn a score of at least 30 on the ACT and earn a 3.5 high school grade point average in college-preparatory curriculum, OR
- If no test score is available, earn a 3.9 high school grade point average in college-preparatory curriculum

Honors Application Timeline
- November 1: Application Opens. Submit your application and essay.
- February 1: Final day to apply.
- April 1: Decisions announced.
- May 1: If accepted, send your confirmation along with your $250 reservation deposit. (Waitlisted students will be notified throughout the summer of acceptance.)

Breaking Down the Ethics on Artificial Intelligence
October 22 event will be held in the Center for Biblical and Theological Studies.
Civil Rights Bus Tour Visiting Selma, Lorraine Motel
The five-day journey will provide a close-up understanding of the Civil Rights Movement.
Nursing Career Fair October 10
Kettering Health Network, Premier Health, and Mercy Health will be in attendance.
Cardboard Canoe Race Tests Engineering Skill
The annual homecoming tradition took place on a picture-perfect fall Friday to kick off Homecoming and Parents Weekend.Program Faculty


J.R. Gilhooly, Ph.D.
Director of Honors Program, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology
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Honors Program Curriculum
Your Honors Program coursework will have three main components:
Making of the Modern Mind Freshman Year Experience – This two semester, 10-credit hour course integrates the study of history, humanities, philosophy, and theology in a seamless, team-taught course. MoMM, as it is affectionately known, counts for 9 credit hours of required general education course work (so it does not add to our overall course load or time to graduate). MoMM is a team-taught, interdisciplinary, cohort course. Professors utilize a seminar methodology, encouraging discussion and reflection on primary texts. The course is designed to provide the ideal learning environment for Honors students.
Honors Seminars – After the freshman year, you will take two sections of Honors Seminar, normally one seminar during each of the sophomore and junior years. These seminars allow for focused study in an area of interest. These courses are designed to tap into the scholarly expertise of Cedarville’s top professors. Recent seminars included such broad topics as C.S. Lewis; Biblical Canon; Music and Nationalism; and Chance, Emergence, or Design?
Capstone Experience – You will conclude your Honors Program by completing one of two capstone experiences.
- Writing a traditional Honors thesis, working one-on-one with an Honors thesis supervisor on a topic of your choice.
- Taking a two-course Colloquium that focuses on integrating faith and learning. In this weekly seminar, you will discuss key literature about integrating biblical principle into your lives, your learning, and your profession.
Past Seminar Topics
Fall 2017
- C.S. Lewis
- Biblical Canon
Spring 2018
- Music and Nationalism
- Chance, Emergence, or Design?
Fall 2018
- Music and Emotion
- Jonathan Edwards
Spring 2019
- Islam and Mission
- Artificial Intelligence
Summer 2019
- Early Irish Christianity (held in Dublin, Ireland)
Fall 2019
- C.S. Lewis
- Religion and Science
- Biblical Canon
Spring 2020
- From Literature to Music
- Martin Luther
- Septuagint