The University Honors Program

Benefits Smaller classes Interdisciplinary discussion-based

seminars Priority registration Community of scholars Scholarship Leadership and research opportunities Recognition on diploma and transcript

Flexible curriculum

Two ways to satisfy honors requirements: AUCC core path: students take Honors

seminars which satisfy most AUCC core categories

Departmental path: : students complete the AUCC but focus honors requirements on their major

Typical freshman curriculum

University Honors Scholar(23 credits)

HONR 192, Honors First Year Seminar (4 credits)

HONR 193, Honors Seminar (3 credits)

HONR 392, Honors Seminar (3 credits) HONR 492, Honors Senior Seminar (3 credits)

Honors course in the major (200 or 300 level) (3 credits)

Honors course in the major (300 or 400 level) (3 credits)

HONR 399, Honors Pre-Thesis (1 credit)

HONR 499, Senior Honors Thesis (3 credits)All-University Core Curriculum

Category Requirements(18 credits)

Intermediate Writing (1A)

Arts/Humanities (3 cr) (3B)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3C)

Historical Perspectives (3D)

Global and Cultural Awareness (3E)

Major Requirements(9 credits)

200 or 300 level course in the major

300 or 400 level course in the major

HONR 399 and HONR 499

Electives

(1 credit)

Fulfills

Honors seminars Small classes

15-20 students Lots of choices

22 freshman sections in FA14

Discussion-based Interdisciplinary Emphasize critical

thinking, analysis, communication skills

Freshman Seminars FA13 Wild thinking: Creativity in

Art, Science and Business Nature in the West Sexuality Across the Lifespan Who Am I? The Nature and

Function of Self 1960s in America: Moving

Forward or Falling Apart? Lannea’s Puzzle Darwin, Marx, Mill, Freud, and

Nietzsche: Are Their Ideas Still Relevant Today?

Peacemaking: Skills for Negotiating Life

What We Can Learn From the Ancient Greeks

Infectious Disease: An Exploration of Human Disease and the Pioneers Behind Biomedical Research

Ethics, Public Policy and Management in the 21st Century

American Media in Wartime The Evolution of

Biotechnology and Biomedical Science

The Global Environment

Departmental Honors Scholar More focused experience in the

major Students satisfy regular AUCC

core requirement in each category

Freshmen take 4 credit HONR192 and 15 honors credits in their major

Also requires a 1-credit pre-thesis and 3-credit thesis class in the major

Students can enter this path after freshman year

Honors sections of regular classes

Open to all honors students Small classes – enriched (not

harder) content Excellent profs and classmates Appear on transcript as

“Honors”

Honors Residential Learning Communities

Three residence options: Academic Village – Honors, Aspen and Engineering Edwards Hall

Eligibility criteria

A few students are automatically admitted 4.0 GPA, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT math & verbal 3.9 GPA, 33 ACT or 1440 SAT

We invite other students to apply 4.0 GPA, 27 ACT or 1200 SAT 3.7 GPA, 30 ACT or 1310 SAT

Application is on the honors website so anyone can apply – deadline is March 1

Questions?