Each semester Tulane offers a limited number of honors colloquia. Usually the colloquium meets once a week, in a seminar format, with emphasis upon class discussion. To be eligible for enrollment in an honors colloquium, a student must be a member of the Tulane Honors Program, on the Dean's List, or a candidate for a degree with departmental honors. Motivated students with demonstrated achievement in foreign language may enroll for courses offered in the Less Commonly Taught Languades Program. The university wide program currently offers Arabic, Haitian Creole, Hungarian, and Swahili, with more languages to be offered in the future.
Progress is monitored by the program director.
A cooperative intercollegiate honors program, the Washington Semester Program is administered by the School of Government and Public Administration of American University. Areas of study include national government and politics, the judicial system, foreign and economic policy, international environment and development, international trade, museum studies, and journalism. The program features a seminar, an individual research project, and either an additional course or an internship. The major curriculum features are planned to provide both a sound common core of study and a reasonable degree of flexibility for each student. Students majoring in political science and other disciplines may apply for admission to the program.