Students enrolled in departmental senior honors programs receive library privileges equivalent to those of graduate students, and are also eligible to apply for research funding through Special Programs for Undergraduate Research , College of Letters and Science. Courses taken as part of a departmental senior honors program are automatically applied toward participation in and completion of the College Honors Program. The following departments currently offer senior honors programs. For more information, contact the department or refer to the General Catalog . The Provost's Honors Council is a group of students in the College of Letters and Science Honors Program who meet quarterly with the Provost of Letters and Science to discuss academic and programmatic issues related to the Honors Program and the campus in general.
Applications are available every fall quarter.
Members serve until graduation. In addition to the College of Letters and Science Honors Program, UCSB also hosts chapters of national honors societies. While not directly tied to Letters and Science, these societies have continually been reinforced by the participation of students from the honors program. Alpha Lambda Delta Selects students following their freshman year. Initiation is held for new members in the fall.