Program Overview

The premise of Honors is excellence. The University Honors Program creates and sustains a culture of excellence, an academic environment in which students experience a dynamic, interactive, and engaged education. Through small, discussion-based seminars that promote active engagement in the subject area, a learning-centered curriculum, innovative teaching techniques, and residential learning experiences, students in the Honors Program become more self-directed in their learning.

Recognizing that contemporary issues and problems defy easy categorization, the scope of the Honors Program curriculum is deliberately interdisciplinary, flexible, and capable of meeting the needs of students across a wide range of disciplines and majors. The specially-designed curriculum emphasizes discovery, creativity, initiative, responsibility, collaboration, leadership, and independent thought. These are the attributes that enhance opportunities for individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. The integrative nature of the coursework invites students to reach beyond the boundaries of their academic major and join in scholarly conversation with students and faculty from disciplines other than their own.