Benefits of Honors College Membership

Flexibility in Satisfying Requirements

Honors College members are not bound by the standard list of degree requirements to which other students are held. With the approval of their Departmental Honors Advisers, they may substitute nonstandard courses to fulfill college and major requirements, and, with the approval of an Honors College staff adviser, they may choose from literally hundreds of course offerings to fulfill their general education requirements.

Furthermore, Honors College members who are suitably prepared may bypass course prerequisites and other course restrictions.

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Honors Course Offerings

Honors courses and sections are offered especially for Honors College members. Usually, these classes are much smaller than their non-Honors counterparts. Material is usually covered in greater depth, and there is more classroom interaction in general. The pace is faster and more challenging, since students are surrounded by other students of the same caliber and, often, the same interests.

Descriptions of the Honors courses and sections offered each year, as well as descriptions of some of the Honors Option projects available, are printed in the Bulletin of Course Descriptions.

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Graduate Course Enrollment

Honors students may enroll in graduate courses, which count as Honors components of the undergraduate degree program.

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Enrollment Priority

Honors College members are allowed to enroll for classes on the first day of each enrollment period, before most other students. This privilege allows Honors students easy access to all courses, even those which are in high demand and normally fill up quickly.

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Admission to Limited Enrollment Programs

Upon reaching junior status, Honors College members in good standing are admitted to certain limited enrollment programs without the additional screening to which non-Honors students are subject.

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Honors Housing

Honors students have the option of living on an Honors floor in one of six residence halls: Bryan, Case, Gilchrist, Holmes, Mason, or Snyder-Phillips. Each hall has one Honors floor for women and one for men. This popular living arrangement allows members to live alongside others of high academic potential with whom they often share similar interests. It is not uncommon to find sports teams, musical groups, and floor outings organized by students on the Honors floors.

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