University Honors Program
Marquette University
Sensenbrenner Hall 002
P.O. Box 1881
1103 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 288-7516
Amelia Zurcher, PhD
Director
(414) 288-3475
Karalee Surface
Advisor
414-288-5510
Director: Marilyn Frenn, PH.D., RN, CNE, ANEF, FTOS, FAAN
Disciplinary Honors in Nursing in the MU Undergraduate Bulletin
6 credit hours are required to complete Disciplinary Honors in Nursing and/or the Comprehensive Honors degree. The following courses are required:
Students must achieve a 3.200 cumulative GPA and a 3.500 cumulative Nursing GPA in order to complete Nursing Disciplinary Honors and the Comprehensive Honors degree. Students must earn a grade of C or better in a course for it to count toward the Comprehensive Honors degree.
Honors students are expected to actively engage in all activities of the program, including:
Sophomores with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000 are eligible to apply to the program; the Disciplinary Honors Program in Nursing Committee selects a limited number of applicants. The program is structured to be completed over the last four semesters of a student's academic career. Students must maintain a 2.000 cumulative GPA in order to complete Nursing Disciplinary Honors.
The application requires each applicant to submit a 300-500 word personal statement addressing why they would like to participate in Disciplinary Honors and what type of research they are interested in.