Many others have been recognized by a range of postgraduate awards, fellowships, and assistantships. Classrooms, recreational and study lounges, and a computing lab compose the principal facilities of the college. Students in the honors wing of nearby Best Hall enjoy the convenience of honors classes in their residence and have faculty and other sources of academic support available on-site. Honors students have special advisors to help them plan individualized programs of study, and they receive priority at preregistration. Honors courses in disciplinary departments are normally limited to 22 students.
Students can receive transcript recognition for lower-division honors studies.
Students who meet all upper-division requirements of both their disciplinary college and the University Honors College receive transcript recognition of that accomplishment, as well as special acknowledgment in the graduation ceremonies and collegiate honors convocations. Participants in the University Honors College have diverse interests and strong records of success. Many go on to the nation's finest graduate and professional programs, including Chicago, Cornell, Harvard, Michigan, MIT, Northwestern, Stanford, UC-Berkeley, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Yale, among others. Many students have published portions of their honors theses and have presented their work at the national and regional meetings of scientific and honors societies. All candidates for admission to the University Honors College must file an application.