The Honors Program serves a community of students who share an excitement for learning. It provides stimulating classes, close relationships with faculty mentors, and a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Activities include talks by prominent artists and scholars; luncheon conversations and discussions; and trips to museums, plays, and cultural events.
Students are invited to participate based on strong academic ability and motivation as evidenced by assessment of their previous records, performance on standardized tests, and the recommendations of teachers or counselors. The program is open to both first-year and transfer students.
Participation in the Honors Program not only provides top students with a rewarding academic experience, but also strengthens their applications for graduate and professional schools.
Upon completion of program requirements, graduating seniors receive the designation “In Honors” on their transcripts.
Program Outcomes
The student will:
- Lead discussion-based learning
- Demonstrate, as relevant to program of study, analysis and synthesis in independent research or application of creative and critical thinking skills to the solution of complex problems
- Apply interdisciplinary perspective on topics
- Demonstrate enrichment through experiential co-curricular and/or extra-curricular activities·
Program Requirements
- Four* Honors courses in arts and sciences that meet general education requirements
- Honors Independent Study project; and
- Honors Capstone team-taught interdisciplinary course
- An additional requirement of maintaining of a 3.25 cumulative GPA
Students may substitute an Honors Service Learning seminar or Honors Study Abroad program for either the independent study or one of the arts and sciences courses.
*For students entering the Honors Program after their first semester, the requirement is reduced to three general Honors courses.
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