The College Honors Program offers academically superior students, regardless of major, an opportunity to participate in a four-year honors experience. Each year the College awards a number of merit-based scholarships to students participating in the College Honors Program. These scholarships are renewable for four years as long as the student maintains a minimum grade point average of 3.0, full-time status, and makes satisfactory progress toward completing the program. General Education Honors Students in General Education Honors take at least six classes, normally including the four honors core courses, from their 10 general education courses and Writing 100 in specially designed sections. These sections are designed to be more intellectually challenging than regular courses, and are kept small in size, thus allowing ample opportunity for class discussion and for individualized study.
Honors students have access to an honors lounge and to extracurricular activities.
There are also special places set aside in the residence halls for students in the program who wish to live on campus. Successful completion of General Education Honors requires at least a 3.0 grade point average both in honors classes and in a student's overall course work. All honors courses taken are noted on the student's transcript, as is his or her completion of General Education Honors as a whole. Students may withdraw from the program at any time without prejudice to their academic standing and will retain the Honors designation for any honors courses taken. Admission to the program is by invitation of the director of honors and the College Honors Committee.