Typically, honor students enroll in specially designated sections of courses taken either from the University Core Curriculum or from the student's major. Students generally take one or two honor courses in a given semester as part of their normal progress toward the baccalaureate degree. To receive an honors diploma, students must complete their undergraduate work with a minimum cumulative 3.25 grade-point average or above and complete a minimum of 21 hours of honors credit with grades of A or B, including a 1 hour Freshman Honors Colloquium and an Honors Component to their senior synthesis course. USI has numerous merit scholarships at the departmental, college, and university level. As an ongoing service, honor students are provided with assistance in identifying and applying for these scholarships and awards.
Most honor students are recipients of scholarships.