Our curriculum uses the combination of foundation courses and an integrated seminar series to turn a more typical disciplinary college curriculum into a clearly defined Honors Program experience. Because the Honors Program curriculum enhances (rather than replaces) a student’s disciplinary curriculum, it has been carefully structured to fit well with the wide variety of major and college requirements across campus. Honors Program students are expected to: 

• Complete 8 Honors Foundation courses and 4 Honors Seminars.  Upon successful completion you will earn an Honors Bachelor of Arts or Honors Bachelor of Science in your major.
• Maintain a high quality of work (at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale)

Honors Program Foundation Courses

Honors Program Foundation Courses, in keeping with the University Core of Common Studies develop in students the fundamental abilities to think critically, reason analytically, and express themselves coherently both orally and in writing. In addition, these courses provide familiarity with, understanding of, and appreciation for core academic areas of inquiry central to Jesuit education. Foundation Courses constitute the first mainstay of the Honors Program curriculum.

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The second mainstay consists of Honors Program Seminars. These seminars, characterized by topic-driven inquiry conducted from a communal perspective that requires the efforts, insights and perspectives of all individuals participating, build progressively on one another from year to year. They are designed both to foster curricular cohesion as well as to encourage the type of developmentally staged learning that is essential to an integrated educational experience.

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