Designations and Degrees

Honors Designations at Christ College

Christ College students graduate with a distinctive academic edge—earning a degree from their primary college alongside the enriched experience of the Honors College. This dual commitment equips students with interdisciplinary insight, critical thinking skills, and a deeper understanding of the humanities. Many go on to earn the Christ College Scholar designation or add a complementary major or minor in humanities to further broaden their academic impact.

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Christ College students are essentially dual citizens of the University, with a course of study in the Honors College as well as in one or more of Valpo’s other four colleges (Arts & Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Nursing & Health Professions). CC students graduate with a bachelor’s degree from their home college, with CC courses complementing all academic programs and fulfilling the University’s General Education Requirements.

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Members of Christ College may graduate with the Christ College Scholar designation and may elect to pursue a complementary major or minor in humanities.

Christ College Scholar

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To earn the Christ College Scholar designation, students must fulfill these requirements:

Membership in Christ College for a minimum of three semesters.
A cumulative grade point average of 3.300 in all coursework completed at the University and in all coursework completed in Christ College for the Scholar designation.
A minimum of 16 credit hours beyond the Christ College First-Year Program courses (CC 110 and CC 115). Students may not choose the S/U grading option for coursework beyond CC 110 in any course used to fulfill the requirements for Scholar designation.

Christ College Scholar Requirements		30 credits
CC 110 (A & B)	Texts and Contexts I	6 cr
CC 110L	Drama Lab Fall Semester	1 cr
CC 115 (A & B)	Texts and Contexts II	6 cr
CC 115L	Debate Lab Spring Semester	1 cr
CC 215	The Christian Tradition	3 cr
CC 325	Christ College Seminar	3 cr
CC 499	Senior Colloquium	1 cr

One Course from the following options:
CC 205	Word & Image	3 cr
CC 255	Interpretation: Self, Culture, and Society	3 cr

Two Courses from the following options:
CC 205 (if not taken above)	Word and Image	3 cr
CC 255 (if not taken above)	Interpretation: Self, Culture, Society	3 cr
CC 300	Christ College Seminar (may be repeated)	3 cr
CC 325	Christ College Seminar (may be repeated)	3 cr
CC 455	Inquiry in the Liberal Arts	3 cr
	OR an approved course through study abroad or immersion programs	3 cr

CC 300 and 325 seminars may be used to fulfill general education requirements in Cultural Diversity, Upper Level Theology, Humanities, or Social Science.

Transfer Students

A student who enters Christ College after the first year and who has not taken CC 110 and CC 115 is required to take one additional three-credit seminar (CC 300 or CC 325).

External transfer: A transfer student from outside of the University who has fulfilled the general education requirement of the two-semester VUE/CORE will complete the 16-credit minimum beyond the CC First-Year Program. (As noted above, for a transfer student who brings in at least 70 credits or has a plan to graduate in four semesters or less, Christ College will review their academic record to determine an individualized path in honors.)

Internal transfer: A student who enters Christ College after the first year and who has not taken CC 110 and CC 115 is required to take one additional three-credit seminar (CC 300 or CC 325).

Complementary Minor in Humanities

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A complementary minor in humanities requires six additional credits beyond the Christ College Scholar designation, for a total of 36 credits.

The additional credits may come from any combination of these courses:
CC 300	Christ College Seminar (may be repeated)	3 cr
CC 325	Christ College Seminar (may be repeated)	3 cr
CC 455	Inquiry in the Liberal Arts	3 cr
	OR an approved course through study abroad or immersion programs	3 cr

Declaring Your Humanities Minor

To declare a minor in humanities, please submit the “Curriculum Change” form to the registrar. Page 6 of the form asks whether you are adding or dropping a major or minor; page 7 allows you to keep your current major/minor, while adding or dropping your humanities minor.

Please note that no course may be used to fulfill the concurrent requirements of two majors, two minors, or a major and a minor.