The Honors Advantage

Why Join Honors?

• Unique transdisciplinary classes
• Smaller class sizes with more opportunities to develop relationships with faculty
• Strong sense of community, surrounded by academically strong and like-minded students
• Classes taught by enthusiastic and committed faculty
• Increased opportunities for research, internships, and presenting work at national meetings
• Great housing options
• Priority registration
• Honors students graduate a semester faster on average than students who have never done Honors, regardless of incoming ACT score
• Honors scholars graduate with a higher GPA on average than students who have never done Honors, regardless of incoming ACT score
• Opportunities to study abroad - in 2019 there will be 10 study abroad courses
• Active student organization (called WHO)