What are the benefits for qualified students to participate in the Honors Program?
Honors classes are smaller and focused more on why something is rather than what it is. As a rule the classes are taught by tenured faculty who are interested in seeing that Honors students’ additional academic needs are met. These same professors also tend to have greater experience with hands-on research, and often serve as mentors for those who wish to get involved in research. Other advantages include participation in the social branch of the Honors Program, the Honors Students’ Association, HSA, which enables Honors students to express themselves outside the classroom environment; or an Honors student might be active in INQUIRY: the Undergraduate Research Connection, established to assist and encourage Honors students to participate in research. Finally, if you complete the required number of courses to remain active in the Program, you will graduate with the notation “General Honors” on both your diploma and your transcript.
