Four Year University Honors Scholar Program
This program, designed for entering freshman, consists of a Freshman/Sophomore phase and a Junior/Senior phase, parallels the regular university non-honors curriculum from freshman through senior years.
During freshman and sophomore years, Honors students together as a class complete a core curriculum of four Honors courses. The four courses (HON 155, 156, 251, 252) are intended to encourage the students to look beyond the confines of their own disciplines and to develop a more complex, multi-disciplinary perspective. Honors elections provide a deeper understanding of courses of interest to the student. As part of the curriculum, freshmen also participate in an annual day-trip to the Festival Theater in Stratford, Canada, to attend a theater performance.
The Junior/Senior phase is designed to promote independent study and scholarship within the student’s concentration or major area of specialization. During the sophomore year, students apply for acceptance into the concentration. After they are accepted, students, with the aid of the Honors Representative for the department, select an advisor. The advisor works closely with the student in planning the course of study for the concentration, as well as in planning for the final senior year project.
Note: The junior/senior phase of the four year program parallels the two year junior/senior transfer program, but the two programs have different requirements.