What part does Senior Honors Study play in Honors?
Credit-bearing: SHS work is graded by Swarthmore faculty and appears on a student’s transcript. It may carry a letter grade or a CR/NC. It is the prerogative of each department whether it requires SHS or not. SHS work is sent to outside Honors examiners as a component of the student’s work where relevant to a particular preparation, as decided by the department. An examiner will read only the SHS portfolio materials pertaining to the particular preparation which he/she is examining. The SHS work may be included in the written exam of a relevant preparation and must be included in the oral exam of a relevant preparation. Non-credit-bearing: Work is required by a department as part of the Honors Program but is not given extra credit. No SHS is entered on the student’s academic record. As in the case of credit-bearing SHS work, the examiner will read only the SHS portfolio materials pertaining to the particular preparation which he/she is examining. The SHS work may be included in the wri
