Program Requirements

 COMPLETION OF AT LEAST 21 CREDITS OF HONORS COURSEWORK.  

Honors Students earn course credit in 6 different ways, listed below. Every student charts the best path for themselves. Coursework should feed into your personal learning ambitions.   

  • Honors General Education and/or Free-elective classes, usually 3-4 (9-12 credits).  
  • Course by Contract (CbC): Usually courses in majors/minors, students collaborate with a professor in a regular class to design personalized learning outcomes and projects that lay foundations toward their capstone. Most students do 1-2. Transfer students are allowed up to 3.  
  • Study Abroad: As experiential learning, study abroad may be counted toward Honors.  
  • Internships: Also experiential learning, internships can be counted toward Honors.  
  • Independent Studies (IS): Most students take 2 IS courses, 3 credits each, as they near graduation to complete a capstone creative or research project. Capstones truly set Honors students apart.    
  • Transfer courses: Students can count up to 12 credits from a previous institution's Honors curriculum. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE - 30 HOURS 

    Service provides Honors students opportunities to engage and uplift the community, apply classroom skills and knowledge to help others, and build resume experience.  

    • Students complete 30 hours of service in at least 3 settings prior to graduation. 

    ATTEND LIVING-LEARNING EVENTS AND WIPS 

    Our campus is a vital center of learning, with extracurricular opportunities scheduled practically every day. Living-Learning events are those extracurricular opportunities, and WIPS are capstone work-in-progress presentations. The whole idea is for students to grow through involvement in the intellectual life of Honors and the university.    

    • Students who enter Honors as freshmen participate in 8 Living and Learning events + 2 WIPS. 
    • Students who enter Honors as transfers attend 4 Living and Learning events + 2 WIPS. 

    CAPSTONE PROJECT 

    The Capstone represents the culmination of Honors study. It sets Honors students apart, enabling them to take independent studies, define personalized learning goals, and create something that opens pathways to graduate school and professional careers.   

    • Work one-on-one with faculty mentors to pursue an independent project integrating student academic and co-curricular experience and skills. 

    MAINTAIN HONORS GRADE POINT AVERAGE 

    Honors students care about their learning, so keeping a minimum 3.25 GPA is natural.  

     

    Please note, in order to maintain good standing in the Honors Program and remain eligible for associated Honors scholarships, students must make adequate yearly progress to fulfill Honors Program requirements. Deactivation from the Honors Program results in the loss of any awarded Honors scholarships.