Program Requirements

Requirements for Graduation with an Honors Degree

Academic Excellence. You will find four years of special curricular and extracurricular opportunities and an emphasis on intellectual and personal development. Your coursework is exclusive to the Honors Program - housed in the George Center for Honors Studies in the Main Building - and team-taught by two professors (full-time!) in the classroom. Courses are interdisciplinary in nature, meaning you will study the human condition in all its dimensions: traditional studies in classical literature and philosophy will incorporate views of the social sciences and the arts. The Honors curriculum is dedicated to your intellectual development through pursuit of academic excellence in the dual traditions of the the liberal arts and the Judeo-Christian faith.

Students entering the program as first year students must successfully complete 28 hours of honors work consisting of the First-Year Honors Sequence (HON 1010 and 1020), and subsequently the Second-Year Honors Sequence (HON 2010 and 2020), HON 3010, HON 3030, and HON 4800.

Students who enter the program during their sophomore year must successfully complete 20 hours of honors work consisting of the Second-Year Honors Sequence (HON 2010 and 2020), and subsequently HON 3010, HON 3030, and HON 4800.

Transcripts and diplomas will show that a student has successfully completed the honors degree program. In addition, honors program graduates are recognized at commencement, and their names are listed separately in the commencement program along with the titles of their theses. Students in the honors degree program also may qualify for Academic Honors based upon their cumulative grade point average.

Minor in Humanities

In addition, successful completion of the 28-hour Honors sequence constitutes a minor in Humanities.

Please view the 1st Year, 2nd Year, Junior & Senior Years, Honors Thesis Info sections (links at left) for more complete information regarding specific requirements and courses.