The Marquette Honors experience:
Foundations, seminars and research opportunities
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 students will earn an Honors Bachelor of Arts or Honors Bachelor of Science in their 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.
Honors program foundation courses
Honors Program SeminarsThe second mainstay consists of Honors Program Seminars. These seminars are characterized by topic-driven inquiry conducted from a communal perspective that requires the efforts, insights and perspectives of all individuals participating. Seminars build progressively on one another from year to year and are designed to foster curricular cohesion and to encourage the type of developmentally staged learning that is essential to an integrated educational experience.
Honors seminars: course descriptions
Honors Program Research Opportunity
Marquette honors students have the opportunity to conduct independent research with a faculty mentor.
