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Honors Experiences

Honors Experiences are meant to enrich a student’s undergraduate education. They encourage students to extend their learning both inside and outside of the traditional classroom setting. In addition to your two credit Honors Colloquium and Honors Seminar(s) during your freshman year, students select and complete 16 credit hours of Honors Experiences from the following list before graduation:

• Undergraduate Research*
• Independent Study*
• Internship or Practicum*
• Study Abroad*
• Undergraduate Supervised Teaching*
• Accepted Honors Coursework
• Graduate Coursework
• Departmental Honors Thesis or Project*
• Contract Honors Coursework
• Honors Experience Petition
• Additional Honors Seminar
• Service Learning Coursework*

* Denotes non-coursework category

Benchmarks

• You are allowed to complete a maximum of 9 credit hours per category.
• At least 3 credits must come from non-coursework categories, denoted with *.
• A total of 3 Honors Seminars may be taken.
• Courses in your major may be used to meet the Honors Experience requirements.

For Honors Scholars entering prior to Fall 2016:

To remain in good standing in the Honors College, Honors Scholars are required to complete 24 credits of coursework. Scholars must complete 8 credits by the end of the Freshmen year (credits earned through the Honors Colloquium and two Honors Seminars) and 16 credits total must be completed by the end of the Junior year to maintain good standing in the Honors College.

For Honors Scholars entering Fall 2016 and later:

To remain in good standing in the Honors College, Honors Scholars are required to complete 21 credits of coursework. Scholars must complete a minimum of 5 credits by the end of the freshman year (credits earned through the Honors Colloquium and Honors Seminar) and 13 credits total must be completed by the end of the junior year to maintain good standing in the Honors College.