The goal is to have fun and to attempt something which faculty and students normally cannot do in a regular course. USP seminars are open to all UNM freshmen, but enrollment is limited to 18 students per seminar. The Dudley Wynn Honors Center, located on the ground floor of the Humanities Building across from Zimmerman Library, provides excellent facilities for intellectual and social interchange. The center includes four classrooms, a lounge and a study area. The UNM Honors Center is recognized as one of the most spacious and attractive in the nation.
Students often form friendships that last beyond the classroom and campus community.
Faculty University Honors seminars are taught by special faculty drawn from UNM departments or hired specifically as Honors teachers. Honors faculty are committed to exploring significant ideas while encouraging active student participation. The University of New Mexico offers many specialized programs aimed at helping people reach their educational goals while attaining a high standard of personal achievement. For almost thirty years the University Honors Program has involved students in the excitement of shared learning. It does this by providing small seminars in an intimate atmosphere with professors who are skilled in nurturing and maximizing student-initiated inquiry.