Students find Honors courses and faculty both challenging and stimulating. Honors Program has received recognition as one of the very best in the nation. Contrary to popular opinion, honors students do not spend all their time poring over their books or working in laboratories. Most have broad interests, and many have well developed skills outside their majors. It s common for science majors to be interested in music and to sing or play in one or another ensemble.
Many students have double majors.
More students in Honors major in science than in any other field, with Huxley and biology at the top of the list, but majors from across the entire University are represented in the program, and it is possible to combine work in Honors with any major. Honors students are more frequently involved in student government or other extra-curricular activities, e.g., intercollegiate sports, Summerstart advising and tutoring, than are students in the University as a whole. Students in Honors follow the same academic paths as other Western students. At the junior level, students take two Honors seminars. Honors offers a half-dozen or so each year, and the topics and instructors change from year to year.