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.
Seminars count as elective credit toward the bachelor s degree.
While seminars are listed at the 300 level, sophomores and seniors often take them, and in exceptional cases, freshmen will enroll in seminars. At the senior level, students must complete a Senior Project. It s best to think of the project as concentrated work in the major, but there is no hard and fast rule that the project must be in the students major. Honors also encourages students to think broadly about the possibilities the Senior Project presents. Though a long research paper is appropriate for many disciplines, other types of work are more appropriate for some fields.