Honors seminars are designed for the student who welcomes challenge, who knows that the mind expands only with effort, and who actively seeks academic and intellectual challenges. Honors courses encourage students to combine and synthesize concepts and methodologies from other courses and disciplines. Many honors courses are consciously interdisciplinary, but all encourage students to read widely and think critically. These awards are made on the basis of special honors work and not simply on the basis of grades earned in courses. Students may graduate with depart- mental honors or general honors, or both.
All departments require an honors thesis.
Each department has information pertaining to its own particular program. Students who pursue general honors must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, have completed 12 credit hours of required honors courses, and have written a thesis on an interdisciplinary topic. KHP, open to a limited number of qualified entering first-year students, consists of small classes offered in the Kittredge residence hall as well as opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities. There is an additional charge for the Kittredge Honors Program. Detailed information concerning the Honors Program may be obtained in the honors office in Norlin Library.