These seminars help prepare students for the independent research that upper-division honors demands. In the junior and senior years, each student in the UHP selects a topic for an honors project or thesis and pursues this topic under the supervision of an individual faculty member. The thesis or project is submitted by the end of the senior year. In both the upper division and lower division, the UHP challenges honors students to take an active role in shaping their education. The Program offers a variety of extracurricular activities.
Students help to plan trips each quarter to museums, theatres, and other cultural events.
A reading room, seminar room, and lounge and work space with computer facilities are available to honors students. Freshmen enroll in at least two honors courses along with Honors 10A-10B, the Freshman Research Colloquium. Second-year students take a minimum of two sophomore seminars. Depending on content, honors courses may or may not meet breadth requirements. For breadth requirement information about a specific course, students should check with the appropriate college office or with the UHP Office.