In visual arts you might select classes in ceramics, printmaking, plastics, woodworking, screen printing, weaving, metal-work, welding, painting or drawing. In music you may take private music lessons in the School of Music as well as courses in the music industry or other selected areas. The practical effect of this is that you can investigate the professions through one or two courses, put together a cluster of courses representing an area of professional specialization, or actually elect one of the many officially recognized minors regularly offered by the University's professional schools and colleges and still receive your bachelor's degree from The College of Arts and Sciences. The Honors Program is open to students throughout the University who seek additional challenge. You share classes with students from all the undergraduate schools and colleges and go beyond the normal scope of the undergraduate curriculum.
Honors brings out the very best in undergraduate scholarship.
In the first two years of honors, you take some of your courses in seminars with an especially vigorous intellectual orientation. These classes are convened by some of the University's most highly regarded faculty. In the last two years, you research and write an undergraduate thesis in your major. Honors students enjoy priorities and privileges, including a staff that helps make the best use of the University's resources. You also discover the singular character of an intense education built around small groups in the context of the range and diversity of a national research university.