Entry Requirements
As applications for admission are received by the College, exceptional applicants are identified and invited to the Dana Scholars Program. Invitees typically are near the top of their high school class, score 1350 (Critical Reading and Math) or greater on the Scholastic Aptitude Test, and, equally important, exhibit distinctive creativity, versatility, and intellectual curiosity.
Ongoing Requirements
The following are the requirements Dana Scholars must meet to maintain their place in the program.
- GPA: 3.3
- DNA-118/9-00Dana Freshman Year Seminar: 1.0 course unit
- DNA-201-00 Dana Sophomore Seminar: 0.5 course unit
- DNA-975-00 Dana Mentorship: 0.5 or 1 course unit (need: 1 course unit total)
- DNA-955-00 Dana Forum: 0.5 course unit/semester (over 2 semesters)
- All Dana requirements must be registered as DNA courses
- Total course units: 3.5 course units for Dana Studies
Dana Forum
In their senior year, Dana scholars take a 1 credit course (0.5 credit in the Fall and 0.5 credit in the Spring) where they develop the vocabulary and communication skills necessary to turn their ongoing research (research that they conduct for their major; research that they did for their Dana mentorship, etc.) into public-facing work that mobilizes and celebrates their citizen-scholar ethic.
