What are Honors courses like?
Except in rare cases, enrollment in Honors courses is limited to 25 students. Honors classes typically involve more discussion and less lecturing/note-taking, more critical and analytical thinking and less simple memorization, and more writing and less objective testing than regular classes. The six general aims of the Honors Program are to promote student’s abilities to recognize and draw interdisciplinary connections, to engage in critical thinking, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to promote student self-confidence and intellectual independence, to enhance students’ abilities to work collaboratively with others and to enhance students’ multicultural and international awareness. Through its Service Learning Program, the Program also encourages Honors students to become better citizens and more active and responsiblemembers of their communities.
