Program Requirements
Honors Courses
Students in the Honors Program are required to take a variety of special courses to complete the program. The Honors seminar portion consists of five classes, for 15 credits. A student may count at most two courses from the following groups: group A Honors Humanities, group B Honors Social Science, group C Honors Mathematics / Science, and group D Honors Diversity, Values, Quantitative, or Interdisciplinary.
The Honors Independent Study component consists of three courses. The first course is Introduction to Research, a 1 credit course currently taught by Professor Dave Magolis. Honors Independent Study 1 and 2 are three credit courses in which the student works with a faculty mentor to complete an original research project. Honors students typically begin this sequence of courses during their junior year.
The Independent Study sequence concludes with a written project and a presentation to the Honors community. The Honors Program supports requests for funds related to these projects, routinely sends students to national conferences for presentations, and encourages students to consider submitting their work to professional journals.
Service Requirements
Community involvement is a important aspect of the Honors Program and is an obligation of all members. Every Honors student is required to complete at least two service points each semester. There is no specific time requirement. However, students are encouraged to be active in the Honors community and to begin new service projects of personal interest.