The Honors College provides a four-year course of study with provocative new courses designed for honors students. During the first two years, students experience three honors seminars in a variety of topics from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. For more information, visit http://honors.camden.rutgers.edu.
Mission and Goals
The mission of the Honors College is to support
academic achievement, encourage engagement in campus life and in larger
communities, and create a community in which students feel at home.
The goals of the Honors College are to:
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enroll substantial numbers of students who are ready to take
advantage of the resources of a major research institution;
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facilitate, through effective orientation programming and small classes, a successful transition into university life;
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establish an advising program that supports students in completing
requirements, maintaining scholarships, and progressing steadily to
graduation;
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develop programming that helps build friendships and encourage
identification with the Honors College and Rutgers University-Camden as a whole;
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encourage students to explore opportunities to broaden and deepen
their academic experience, including individual research, internship,
learning abroad, and interdisciplinary study;
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offer incentives for students to participate in extracurricular life and to contribute to the general welfare of society; and
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graduate, each year, a substantial cohort of students ready to succeed in graduate school and in professional life.
