The McAllaster Scholars Program
The McAllaster Scholars are named after Dr. Elva McAllaster, who taught the first “honors” course at Greenville College from the 1950’s until into the 1980’s. Beginning in 1996 a full fledged honors program was established, named in her honor. Today the McAllaster Scholars program nurtures students who are academically gifted to serve God and neighbor through the work of Christian learning and scholarship.
The McAllaster Scholars honors program at Greenville University is a program for students who aspire to a more engaging and enriching collegiate experience. The program synthesizes the idea of a collaborative learning community within an interdisciplinary curriculum and co-curriculum focused on producing persons of faith committed to live lives of character and service.
As learning cohorts progress through the curriculum together, they also participate in activities that encourage them to learn together outside of the classroom. When these students transition into their major programs, they begin to participate in individual research projects working with professors in their respective disciplines.
Students who graduate as part of The McAllaster Scholars program are awarded a special medallion and receive recognition at commencement and on their transcript.
Program Requirements
- Special Events
- Spiritual Formation
- Service
- Course Requirements
- EXPF 120H Experience First: Student Seminar (3 cr)
- EXPF 220H Experience First: Skills for Success (2 cr)
- EXPF 222H Experience First: DC (1 cr)
- EXPF 320H Experience First: Projects (3 cr)
- HONR 289 Introduction to Department Honors Project (2 cr)
- HONR 389 Junior Department Honors Project I (2 cr)
- HONR 489 Junior Department Honors Project II (2 cr)
- HONR 490 Senior Department Honors Defense (2 cr)
- GPA Standards
- Freshmen: Cumulative GPA 3.0 at the end of the freshman year
- Sophomore: Cumulative GPA 3.25 at the end of the Sophomore year
- Juniors: Cumulative GPA of 3.5 and Major GPA of 3.25 at the end of the Junior year
- Seniors: Cumulative GPA of 3.5 and Major GPA of 3.25 at the end of each semester