Honors

The Honors Program empowers students to grow into confident, thoughtful individuals by building strong research, communication, and critical thinking skills. Through supportive mentorship and a culture of curiosity, students learn to express their ideas clearly, support their opinions with evidence, and take an active role in their educational journey.

How do students and professors participate in the Honors Program?

Anyone can be an Honor Student! Students who are interested in earning Honors Credit are encouraged to meet with their instructor when the semester begins to agree on a research project that is appropriate for their class. This can be anything from an essay to a presentation- what matters is the research that goes into it. Following this, students and professors must fill out a contract together using the link below (contracts must be submitted by the instructor only).

Why Honors?

The Honors Program provides:

• Networking opportunities for students
• Leadership opportunities in the Honors Club
• Unique opportunities for professors to mentor future researchers and leaders
• A collaborative environment where curiosity and knowledge bloom

Enhanced Honors Program

The Enhanced Honors Program gives students the opportunity to complete in-depth research with guidance from faculty. Students who choose to do an enhanced project must defend their research in a presentation for the Honors Advisory Board.

Benefits of Enhanced Honors:

• Students are given the opportunity to publish their research online on the Honors Website
• Students who participate in our poster contest may be chosen to travel to national conferences to present their research
• Enhanced Honors provides students with a more comprehensive overview of the research world