Honors courses are designed to be more intellectually challenging, but they do not necessarily involve more work than do non-honors courses.
Honors courses do demand more active involvement of students in class discussion and presentation.
And, in some classes, there is more work than in regular courses, but Honors students generally report that the intellectual rewards make the extra effort worth it. Honors students commonly graduate with the highest GPAs in the university. Honors courses are not graded on a curve, and Honors faculty recognize that most students in Honors courses may earn high grades. High academic achievement in the Honors Program does take strong self-discipline and motivation, characteristics which the University Honors Advisory Board looks for in evaluating candidates for admission into the program. My strengths are in the humanities and social sciences, but I am weak in math and science and feel concerned about Honors requirements in those areas.