You may pursue any major available in the University and at the same time complete the honors curriculum. In most cases, participation in the College does not increase the number of credits required for graduation. Each term through the third year, students enroll in on honors seminar that is designed to stimulate thoughtful discussion and creativity and to develop communications skills. In the senior year, students may choose from several options including additional seminars, independent research, and foreign study. All classes are interdisciplinary and most are team-taught.
Professors meet with the same small group throughout the year.
Senior seminars meet independent classes with an emphasis on synthesizing the students' experiences during the previous three years and introducing them to graduate level research activities. The College brings together professors of different disciplines not so much to present a catalog of competing worldviews as to offer faculty and students the opportunity to answer the big questions all humans face. The paths we follow are transdisciplinary as we go beyond the traditional divisions of intellectual activity to encompass the different facets of human thought and human creativity. Unity in diversity is the model for our students, our faculty, and our academic program. The course is designed to encourage students to become self-conscious learners, exploring not only the what, but also the how and why of knowing.