Application Submitted

Your honors application has been submitted. We appreciate your desire to develop academic talents beyond the regular curriculum, through specialized courses and an extensive research project under the direction of a faculty mentor. Your application will be reviewed by our Office of Admissions and Honors faculty.

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The Honors Institute encourages our best and brightest students to develop academic talents beyond the regular curriculum, through specialized courses and an extensive research project under the direction of a faculty mentor. Participation in the program cultivates critical thinking skills and the development of a sophisticated intellectual disposition.

Qualifications

Students are selected for the program based on academic achievement, potential, and an interest in completing research at an undergraduate level. 

  • GPA: Greater than 3.75
  • Top 10% of class
  • Completed Honors Program Application

Benefits

  • Honors research with expert faculty 
  • Priority class registration
  • Program credit at graduation and on academic transcripts
  • Elite honors-specific housing
  • $500 for research purposes
  • $2,500 travel stipend for credit-bearing trips
  • Funding to present research at national conferences

Graduating from the Honors Program is an achievement to be proud of, but finding out what you are truly capable of is the real reward.

Jacob Simonsen, Class of 2020

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