Honors College Requirements

The Honors College offers programs for students of all majors and complements all areas of study on campus.

Lower-Division Requirements

A student who fulfills the lower-division requirements will be honored as a Kathryne McDorman Honors Scholar. McDorman Scholars will have completed 15 hours of lower-division Honors courses, including six hours of cultural visions courses and at least nine hours of Honors electives. First- and second-year students should enroll in at least one Honors class per semester until these requirements are met.

Upper-Division Requirements

A student who fulfills the upper-division requirements will be honored as a Paul and Judy Andrews Honors Scholar. Students who complete a research or creative project in their major field and present their project during Honors Week will be recognized as an Andrews Honors Scholar in their field of study (i.e., Andrews Honors Scholar in Biology, Andrews Honors Scholar in French, etc.); students who complete at least four interdisciplinary colloquia classes will be recognized as an Andrews Honors Scholar in Colloquia.

John V. Roach Honors College Graduation

Students who complete all Honors requirements, including lower-division and upper-division, will graduate as a John V. Roach Honors College Laureate. 

GPA Requirements

To remain in good academic standing as a member of the College, a student must meet the following minimum GPA requirements:

  • Completion of freshman year: 3.0
  • Completion of sophomore year: 3.25
  • Completion of junior year: 3.4

Students who fail to meet these GPA requirements are encouraged to reapply once they have attained the required GPA.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required to graduate with John V. Roach Honors College distinctions (i.e., Honors Laureate).

Departmental Honors

Departmental Honors involves intense study in the student's chosen major, typically consisting of a junior- or senior-level seminar and a Senior Honors Project. This project may be presented in several forms; for instance, a paper reflecting original research or creative study, a portfolio or original composition in literature or one of the fine arts, or a documented performance in the arts. In the fall semester of the senior year, a student pursuing Departmental Honors chooses a professor to supervise the project together with two additional faculty members from the student's project committee. These three faculty members work closely with the student to approve the work as being worthy of the Departmental Honors distinction. Most departments in the University have programs leading to Departmental Honors. For a listing of all such departments and for detailed information concerning the form of the Senior Honors Project, contact the Honors College office.

University Honors

University Honors encourages interdisciplinary thought during the junior and senior years. In small seminar settings, students explore questions that have challenged thinkers through the centuries: What is the nature of values, of society, of the universe? What does it mean to be human?

Requirements for graduation with University Honors are:

  • Satisfactory completion of four interdisciplinary Honors colloquia, such as HCOL 40023, 40033, 40043, 40013 or HNRS 40103. Students may also enroll in special sections of HSPR 40970 for Colloquia credit.

Pass/No-Credit Policy

Courses to fulfill Honors College requirements may not be taken on a Pass/No-Credit basis.





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