Following is a text-only description of the curriculum for the Binghamton Scholars Program. Worlds of Inquiry and Discovery 4 credits Scholars choose a project-centered course in an area that meets their educational needs and interests. Emphasis falls on discovering academic strengths and interests, developing writing, speaking, and computer skills while collaborating in small groups on a substantial research project. Topics for courses vary each year and reflect the research activities and teaching strengths of the Binghamton University faculty. Scholars also begin work on a portfolio that records their learning experiences, self-reflections, and educational goals.
Courses fulfill general education requirements.
To be taken as a regular component of Scholars' selection of courses in the Fall Semester of the first year. A forum for new and continuing Binghamton Scholars that fosters high academic achievement and builds ties between Scholars, other high achieving students, faculty and staff from across the campus. The Forum assembles once each week throughout the academic year. The Forum has a budget to fund programs, projects, and its on-going activities. To earn final transcript designation as a Binghamton Scholar or All-University Honors, Scholars must participate in the Forum for a minimum of one semester in their first two years of residency and a minimum of one additional semester in their last two years of residency.