Foland, II Completes the Honors Program at CMU

2015 May 14

Novy Foland, II, a Biology major from Fayette, successfully completed the honors program at Central Methodist University. Twelve students were designated as CMU Honors Program graduates and were honored during ceremonies on May 9, 2015. Foland, II's thesis title was "Physics First: A Reversal in the Secondary Science Sequence."

The Honors Program is designed to empower students by offering alternative educational opportunities, according to Dr. Richard Bradley, program director.

To be accepted into the program, students must have a high school grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 or an ACT score of 26 or higher.

In order to graduate from Central Methodist with Honors, students must maintain a GPA of 3.5 and complete 12 hours of Honors work over a minimum of two semesters. Three of these hours must be the Honors senior thesis, supervised by the Honors Director or appropriate faculty and publically defended before a committee including the University's Academic Dean, President, and the Director of the Honors Program.