Honors students meet Honors requirements instead of General Education requirements. Honors requirements substitute for General Education requirements. The Honors Program seeks out faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, who are especially skilled in their fields, who are interested in thinking across disciplines, and who have a great interest in working with students in a variety of formal and informal settings. Several of the Honors faculty are recipients of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and all have terminal degrees appropriate for their areas. The Honors director and faculty members in the student's major field of study.
Most Honors classes are small - about twenty students or fewer.
And this lends itself to the seminar approach. Students who enjoy learning and who are eager to learn about a variety of things. Students who like to think outside of class. Students who want to take an active role in their own education. Students with inquiring minds.