Honors College Requirements

Four-Year Course of Study

Year One
Fall: Honors Seminar I and Honors English 101, five hours of service, attend four honors-approved activities
Spring: Honors Seminar II and Honors English 102, five hours of service, attend four honors-approved activities

Year Two
Fall: Honors World Masterpieces I, five hours of service, attend four honors-approved activities
Spring: Honors Seminar III, five hours of service, attend four honors-approved activities

Year Three
Fall: five hours of service, attend four honors-approved activities
Spring: five hours of service, attend four honors-approved activities

Year Four
Fall: five hours of service, attend four honors-approved activities
Spring: five hours of service, attend four honors-approved activities

Honors College students are also required to complete two Honors Experience Projects before graduation from the following options:

  1. Study Abroad or International Studies trip
  2. Independent Study or research, approved by a professor for 3 credits
  3. Arts and sciences or business internship
  4. Honors College Seminar Teaching Assistantship
  5. Honors College Sustainability Green Internship
  6. Institute for Effective Education Practicum
  7. Jumpstart through LEAP Academy
  8. Service Learning Project
  9. Self-proposed project
 10. Departmental honors in the student's major
 11. Two graduate-level courses [must be approved by graduate program director]
 12. Completion of a minor program
 13. General Honors Interdisciplinary Thesis
 14. Double major
 15. Institute for Effective Education Student Teaching
 16. Business Leadership Development Program for School of Business
 17. Dual-degree program

Service and Honors-Approved Activities

Throughout the semester the Honors College (HC) will provide a list of service opportunities and approved activities for its students. The list will be emailed through the HC mail list as well as posted on the HC website.

This list will contain opportunities aggregated from the campus and surrounding community.

The criteria for an honors-approved activity: "Activities that enrich the Honors College experience academically, artistically, culturally, or socially."

The criteria for a service/civic engagement activity: "Activities that students give of themselves and their time to volunteer and serve both on-campus and off-campus organizations and communities."

The HC will work closely with its own Think Tank and Honors Student Organization to create and compile activities and opportunities. The HC will also confer with the Office of Campus Involvement and the Civic Engagement office as well as other units inside and outside the campus. Students may also propose events and service opportunities.

As new events are created or are brought to our attention, the HC will send out mailing list notifications and post opportunities on the website.