Carefully selected readings, community service projects, and cross-cultural activities are shared with 15 other Honors students during the first semester. Honors 100 gives students the opportunity to sample a variety of points of view on topics that concern us as College Park students and as citizens of society at-large. HONR 100 helps them find their place in university life. It is one of the most fun, enjoyable, and enlightening classes offered at Maryland. Having a program like Honors 100 helps students adjust to what the University expects of them and to what they can expect from the University.
G is for students in the Gemstone program.
Honors 200 introduces students to the world of research. Conversations with selected faculty in a variety of academic areas, as well as visits to their labs, studios, or field stations, give students insight into the issues of disciplinary method, personal commitment, ethics, and funding of university research and other creative projects. Honors seminars, of which you take at least three over five semesters, choosing from scores of different courses, form the heart of the program. They are limited to 20 students and emphasize individual responsibility and lively intellectual exchange. Faculty are chosen not only for their knowledge and interest in their subject but also for their commitment to undergraduate Honors education.