The Honors Program offers to qualified majors and non-majors the opportunity to pursue advanced studies in small discussion sections. Students need not plan to write an Honors thesis to take Honors sections. Students who do write the thesis and who successfully complete the other Honors requirements may graduate with Honors or High Honors in English. The Department generally offers two Honors sections each semester in its schedule of English courses.
Enrollment is limited to fifteen students.
Honors sections are open to any student who has completed the College writing requirement and who has at least a 3.0 G.P.A. or has been recommended by two members of the English Department. Honors sections fulfill the same requirements as regular sections of those courses. Students who have taken either the Honors or the regular version of a course may not enroll in the other version for credit. Many students take these more advanced sections even though they do not intend to enroll in the Honors Program. No more than 15 students will be admitted.