There is a faculty committee that works with students interested in applying for competitive grants and fellowships and advises them regarding graduate and professional studies. Students may major in any discipline in the School of Arts and Sciences or the Hagan School of Business. Participants in the Honors Program enjoy other significant privileges. Students receive two tuition-free courses per academic year that may be taken in the winter or summer sessions or as a sixth course during the fall and spring semesters. These free courses can facilitate double majors, accelerate graduation, or broaden the educational experience with no financial burden.
Honors students have priority registration.
A student representative from each year is elected to serve, along with faculty and administrators, on the Honors Council, the policy making body of the Honors Program. Honors students have the use of an Honors Study House on campus that is equipped with computers with Internet access. The facility is a comfortable place that can be used for individual work, group study, or socializing with honors students and faculty. Students are responsible for running the house and elect representatives to serve on a house governance committee. The Honors Program also publishes its own newsletter, edited by students and containing articles of interest contributed by members of the program.