Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (AROTC)
Contact Person:
Kemetta Burdette
kburdette@gsu.edu
(404) 413-6493
Morehouse College Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), a subsidiary of the Georgia State University ROTC, is designed to develop students who exhibit strong scholarly, athletic, leadership attributes, and a desire to serve this country to become a Second Lieutenant in the regular Army, US Army Reserve, or the Army National Guard. Students may enter this program at any stage of their collegiate or graduate career; provided they meet the requirements listed below and will be eligible for benefits to assist them in pursuing their collegiate goals.
For more information about Army ROTC, visit our website.
Howard Thurman Honors Program
Faculty Contact:
Dr. Lance Young (Associate Professor, Chemistry)
The program is administered by co-directors, a program coordinator, and an Honors Program Council, composed of selected departmental chairpersons and core faculty members, three student representatives and the co-directors.
The Morehouse College Honors Program is a four-year academic program for outstanding students, based in the liberal arts core and integrating the General Studies curriculum with specially designed traditional and cross-disciplinary offerings. Students of high intellectual ability, strong motivation, and broad interests are provided stimulating learning opportunities in the classroom and outside the regular academic environment. Honors Program members take special sections of regular Morehouse courses, taught by Honors faculty members who are chosen on the basis of their reputations as outstanding teachers. Course enrollment is limited to approximately 20 students. The program is open to students in all academic disciplines and majors. Faculty members in the program nurture the Honors Program participant throughout his college life in the areas of scholarly inquiry, independent and creative thinking, and exemplary scholarship. The program emphasizes leadership and social outreach to balance the student’s academic pursuits.
Admission to the Program:
Admission to the Honors Program is based on SAT and ACT scores (generally a minimum of 1260 and 27, respectively), high school GPA (a minimum of 3.0), and a profile completed by each prospective freshman; a typical student enters the four-year program as a freshman. Students enrolled in dual-degree programs at other institutions graduate from the Honors Program at the end of five years. Ninety-five percent enter as first-semester freshmen. Second-semester freshmen and first-semester sophomores may apply for admission if they are not admitted at the beginning of freshman year. These students usually have been recommended by teachers or departmental chairpersons and have maintained a GPA of 3.25. In rare cases of promising freshmen whose entrance scores fall just below the minimum, admission is possible on a one-semester, conditional basis. Entering freshmen may petition for exemption credit based on AP, IB, and A-Level scores from high school programs, as well as on approved college credits received during high school.
Lower-Division Honors (Freshmen and Sophomores):
Over a two-year period, students on this level are enrolled in sections of English, World History, Mathematics (either Pre-Calculus or Calculus, depending on the major), World Literature, French, Spanish, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, African American Studies, Physical Science, Religion, Economics, and Psychology. Each student takes other lower-division and major courses with members of the regular student body. During the first two years, each student is provided close guidance and advisement from the director of the program, who works closely with departmental chairpersons on matters of course selection and sectioning. In addition, upper-class Honors Program students serve actively as advisors, tutors, and role models for freshmen, from orientation week throughout the first year.
Upper-Division Honors (Juniors and Seniors):
Students on this level are not required to take Honors Program courses. However, they are expected to perform honors-level work in selected courses. The student will complete special course-related assignments, make presentations, participate in seminars, and focus on departmental research. An Honors Program interdisciplinary seminar is offered for juniors and seniors. During the senior year, each student will be expected to write and defend a senior thesis or project in his major department. A staple of honors programs across the country, the senior thesis will provide excellent preparation for students desiring to do graduate or professional studies or to enter high-level positions upon graduation. The following courses are offered in the Honors Program, in conjunction with the designated College departments: Africana Studies 100, History 111-112, Philosophy 201, Senior Seminar 340, Economics 201 (Macroeconomics), Mathematics 100, Physical Science 102 & Lab, Sociology 101, English 103 (Composition), Mathematics 120, Political Science 251, Spanish 251-252, English 250 (World Literature), Mathematics 161- 162, Psychology 101, French 251-252, National Government 251, and Religion 201.
At graduation, students must have a minimum of 10 Honors Program courses or their equivalent and a minimum of one cross-disciplinary seminar.
Requirements and Standards:
The Honors Program student must maintain a minimum GPA of at least 3.0 during his freshman and sophomore years. The minimum for juniors and seniors is 3.25. Any student falling below the minimum is placed on a one-semester probation in the program; he will have the following semester to raise his GPA and to resume his good standing in the program. If he does not attain the minimum, he will be dropped from the program. No first-semester freshman is dropped or put on probation unless his GPA falls so low during the first semester (below 2.5) that it is impossible for him to recover in the following semester. Students who maintain high averages in the Honors Program are recognized throughout the academic year in special assembly programs, College-wide Scholars Day, special scholarships and internships, and recommendations from teachers in the program for periodic national awards and prizes.
The Honors Program Student Association:
The Honors Program Student Association (HPSA) is a chartered, student-administered organization of all students in the program. It elects its own officers annually, holds monthly meetings to plan and implement social and academic activities, works with other chartered organizations to present speakers and programs, and participates in activities with Honors Program students in other local colleges. The organization is governed by the college’s regulations for campus groups and by its own constitution and bylaws. HPSA members have close associations with program members at Clark Atlanta University, Georgia State University, Spelman College, and the University of Georgia.
Professional Affiliations:
Morehouse College holds institutional memberships in the National Collegiate Honors Council, the Southern Regional Honors Council, the National Association of African American Honors Programs, and the Georgia Collegiate Honors Council. Students and faculty members maintain individual memberships in these professional associations. Each organization holds an annual meeting, where selected Morehouse faculty and students attend as delegates, present papers, and conduct workshops.
Justice-mester (JMESTER)
Contact Person:
Dr. David Wall Rice (Professor, Psychology)
The Morehouse College Justice-Mester (JMester) is a winter term that positions social impact and social justice issues as central in a high-performance learning community with classes taught by Morehouse College faculty and College-affiliated content experts. JMester provides the unique opportunity for learners to engage in an intensely focused and immersive “high-touch” academic experience beyond traditional methods of instruction that might take place during a regular semester course. During the term Faculty are charged to design their ‘dream’ courses with particular attention given to innovation, engagement, and application for both the learner and the lecturer.
JMester Curriculum Framework for Social Impact
JMester course curricula are grounded within a Curriculum Framework for Social Impact that is designed to help develop skills, attitudes and behaviors that encourage student scholars to contribute positively to their communities. The Curriculum Framework is an extension of the Morehouse College mission and centers authentic engagement, understanding self, understanding rudimentary tactics of impactful leaders and movements, and the accountability tethered to being knowledgeable about freedoms and the consequences of their denial. These themes are anchored by four domains of social justice - identity, diversity, justice, and action.
Faculty and Student Roles in JMester Courses
Faculty who teach JMester courses utilize the Curriculum Framework for Social Impact as a “map” broad enough to be integrated into their individual pedagogical expressions, while also maintaining a Morehouse-centric foundation that is informed by the best histories and practices of the College and related leadership (i.e., Howard Thurman and the work of humanness; the radical vision of Spike Lee; the economic innovations of Maynard Jackson; and the American non-violent movement pioneered by Martin Luther King, Jr.).
Students who engage in the JMester experience are intent on the positionality of their learning. They are assuming instruction and lines of inquiry that anchor their education as being of consequence and necessary in the establishment and maintenance of a just society. Their participation in Jmester presumes collaboration with peers and the professor toward social justice, social impact, and deep attachment to a 21st century expression of the Morehouse College Mission.
JMester Courses as Free Elective Courses
JMester courses are for credit as free elective courses toward graduation. Students are directed to engage Department areas prior to enrolling to determine if credit from these courses can be applied to their specific major or can fulfill general education requirements.
Also, because JMester is a partial semester affiliated with the spring term, students must be careful not to take more total course hours for the spring semester (including JMester) than what is a typical full load, or additional costs will be incurred.
Timing of JMester Courses and Contact Hours
Courses take place during the month of January with the College calendar dictating the specific week(s) across which classes will be taught. For JMester, in order for the course to have an equivalent number of contact minutes for a student to earn 3-credit-hours, each will meet for the equivalent 2,250 contact minutes students get in the 15-week semester. For example, a class might meet for five hours per day (300 minutes) across 7.5 days.
Given that students will receive an enriched and particularly dedicated learning experience, more time in class and on outside assignments than in a regular semester course is to be expected. Therefore, students can only take one course during the Jmester term.
JMester Course Offerings
JMester has a history of success and strong course offerings. Student scholars have taken JMester courses ranging from Drone Journalism to We Believe You: Learning to Listen to Women and the LGBTQIA Community, to The Philosophies and Thoughts of W.E.B. DuBois and Frantz Fanon, to Psychology, Sport and Social Justice. Course listings for JMester are made available along with class offerings for the Spring semester.
Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC)
Contact Person:
CAPT Jesus Rodrigues
The NROTC program is an officer accession point for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Upon graduation and subsequent commissioning, naval officers are ordered to active-duty service primarily in the aviation, submarine, and surface warfare communities. Marine Corps commissioners report to the Marine Corps Basic School for further training and follow-up assignments in various specialties.
The program’s objective is to provide students with the basic concepts and principles that they will need as commissioned officers in the naval service. NROTC students receive an educational background in the basics of naval science, principles of leadership and management, and requirements for national security. This background allows later participation in advanced naval education programs.
As an NROTC student, you enroll in one of the three categories outlined below.
- NROTC Scholarship Students:
The NROTC scholarship pays for tuition, fees, and a portion of textbooks. The Navy also provides uniforms and a monthly subsistence allowance. Scholarship students must complete the naval science curriculum and take summer cruises of four to six weeks between academic years, usually aboard Navy ships, submarines, or Marine Corps Bulldog Training.
Four-year scholarship students are selected through a nation-wide competition. Selection criteria are derived from SAT or ACT scores, high school academic performance, and extracurricular activities. The Naval Recruiting Command administers the selection process. However, the Morehouse College NROTC unit provides guidance and information to applicants.
- Non-Scholarship Students:
Non-scholarship students interested in a naval commission may apply for the NROTC college program. In this program, the Navy provides uniforms and naval science textbooks. College program students are eligible to compete for a one-, two- or three-year NROTC scholarship as described above. NROTC College Program requirements include the completion of the naval science curriculum and participation in a summer cruise between the junior and senior years.
Interested students may apply at the NROTC unit or through the director of admissions. The application process includes a review of previous academic performance and an interview.
- Two-Year Scholarship Program Students:
Sophomore students who have not been enrolled in the NROTC program may become NROTC midshipmen by applying and competing nationally for a two-year NROTC scholarship. This scholarship provides tuition, fees, labs, and textbooks for the junior and senior years. Those selected for the program attend six weeks of training in Newport, R.I., which takes the place of the first two years of naval science classes. Upon successful completion of this training, the students join the NROTC unit on an equal footing with other NROTC students in their junior year of naval science classes.
Pre-law Program
Contact Person:
Dr. Adrienne Jones (Assistant Professor, Political Science)
Students who intend to pursue law degrees are encouraged to take the following cognate courses:
- HBA 225 Legal Environment of Business
- HPHI 202 Critical Thinking
- HENG 265 Advanced Composition
Program Components:
Pre-law includes three components: curriculum analysis, individualized advisement, and student activity.
- Curriculum analysis begins with the consideration of courses at Morehouse that will enhance the performance of the student on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), overall study during a three-year program at law school and passage of a state bar examination at the conclusion of law school.
- Individualized pre-law advising is the critical link between the student and entry into the field of law.
- Student activity promotes student involvement in all activities that sharpen communication, critical thinking, and analytical experience. These student activities at Morehouse now include Moot Court, debate, directed study, internship service and writing in the field of law. Any activity that may improve analytical writing and reading comprehension may also be included.
Pre-law at Morehouse includes these elements: The Morehouse-Spelman Pre-Law Society, the Pre-Law Fraternity (Phi Alpha Delta), the Moot Court Team, and a Student Advisory Board.
Recommended Courses:
It is strongly recommended that future law students take the following courses during their first three years at Morehouse:
- HENG 265 Advanced Composition
- HPHI 202 Critical Thinking
- HPHI 301 Formal Logic
- HPSC 348 American Constitutional Law
Consistent with the goals of enhanced analytical thinking, it is recommended that a future law student, when possible, also take one or more of the following courses as well:
- HBUS 323 Comprehensive Business Law
- HENG 241 Literary Form
- HHIS 476 Seminar in Recent United States History
- HMTH 211 Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
- HPHI 20 Introduction to Philosophy
- HPSC 385 Theories of International Relations
- HPSC 461 History of Political Thought
- HPSC 482 International Ethics
- HPSC 490 Conflict and Conflict Resolution
- HSOC 215 Criminology
- HSOC 307 History of Social Thought
- HSOC 407 Contemporary Sociological Theory
- HSOC 414 Political Sociology
- HSOC 416 Law and Society
Study Abroad
Contact Person:
Ms. Maraina Montgomery, Director of International Education
There are several types of study abroad experiences available at Morehouse College.
Why Study Abroad?
In an increasingly global world, it is important for students to acquire a broadening scope of knowledge and experience. Study abroad provides not only a new perspective, but also allows students to develop new skills, independence, and the self-confidence needed to survive and succeed in the global marketplace. International experience provides students a competitive edge with prospective employers or graduate programs, and builds foreign language skills and intercultural understanding.
Researching Studying Abroad Options
Students should follow these steps when researching study abroad possibilities.
- Research the program options.
Consider the following questions when researching program options:
- Timing and length of study abroad
- Subjects of study while studying abroad
- Location of program
- Cost of program
- Model of program - faculty-led or provider?
- Language skills needed
- Other personal, academic, or professional reasons
- Contact the faculty-leader or staff advisor for the program(s) if students still have questions after carefully reviewing the program information provided on the website.
- Discuss interest in studying abroad with family or other important people in your life.
Additional Considerations When Thinking about Studying Abroad
Students should start their study abroad research up to a year in advance of when they wish to go abroad. Studying abroad requires planning and preparation and it cannot be done at the last minute.
Students must maintain a strong GPA. Most programs require at least a 2.5 GPA for consideration. Also, all Morehouse students must have a minimum 2.0 GPA to participate in a study abroad program.
Students must complete all application requirements thoroughly and accurately. An instructional guide for searching programs and completing an application can be found here.
Students must meet all stated deadlines. They should not wait until the last minute to begin their application.
Some programs enroll on a “first-come, first-served” basis.
Types of Study Abroad Experiences
Short-term Morehouse Academic Experience
This experience, which is tailored by Morehouse faculty members, offers unique opportunities for students to travel abroad generally during the winter term, spring break, and summer term. This type of experience is typically 1 - 3 weeks in length. Academic credit may or may not be associated with this experience and will vary by program.
Semester Term / Academic Term Experience with Partner
This study abroad experience is with one of Morehouse’s 5 preferred partners and can be for a semester term or academic year. Academic credit is associated with this experience.
Short-term Research Experience
This experience allows students to choose from a range of academic research opportunities. During the program, they will gain valuable academic research experience while working under the direction of a research mentor, in addition to the opportunity of living and studying in another country.
Short-term Service Experience
This experience allows students to go beyond the classroom and into the local community by volunteering in a service-learning program. Students can volunteer on projects with nonprofit organizations, teach at local schools, as well as many other opportunities. This experience can be through a Morehouse faculty-led program or through a program offered by one of Morehouse’s 5 preferred partners.
Language Intensive Experience
This experience allows students to learn or improve their language skills while immersing themselves in the host country through language and culture courses. This experience is typically a summer or semester term experience.
Internship Program Experience
This experience offers the opportunity for students to have a full-time internship abroad working in a global environment and learn about their field from a cross-cultural perspective. Through the 5 preferred partners, students can apply for an internship placement that matches their career aspirations, educational background, and location preferences. This experience is typically a summer or semester term experience.
The Office of International Education (OIE) within the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership
Housed in the Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership, the Office of International Education (OIE) leads and supports international education at Morehouse College. Initiatives include internationalization of the student body and campus life, internationalization of the curriculum, and education abroad. The OIE supports development and implementation of faculty-led study abroad experiences and provides advising and support to students interested in studying abroad.
The OIE partners with multiple external providers to facilitate semester, academic year, and short-term global experiences for students. Morehouse College study abroad partners include ISEP, CAPA, Arcadia, CIEE, and IES. The OIE offers a curated list of opportunities made available through these five partners that provide cost-effective, high-quality study abroad experiences. These experiences allow students to enroll at and pay Morehouse College tuition and fees while studying abroad. Additionally, ISEP offers a global exchange program offering study abroad experiences at approximately 200 institutions globally. This exchange program allows Morehouse students to attend an international college or university for a semester or academic year while students enrolled at other institutions study at Morehouse College.
Students of all disciplines who are in good standing (academic and conduct) are encouraged to study abroad. Interested students should work with their academic advisor to create a plan that includes a semester or year studying at another institution while completing their academic requirements. For more information, students are encouraged to review the Morehouse College study abroad website: https://studyabroad.morehouse.edu.
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