Real World Experience
There’s only so much you can learn inside the classroom. That’s why the Honors College curriculum offers so many opportunities to practice your skills in a real-world setting. (With the chance to receive college credit while you're at it!)
The Experience of a Lifetime
As an Honors College student you’ll take on multiple experiential learning projects tailored to your personal interests and post-grad goals.
Honors Immersed
A semester-long learning experience of your choosing. You’ll work directly with a mentor to create a personalized project based around:
- An internship
- A creative project
- A study abroad program
- An independent study or research project
Bachelor’s Essay
This is the capstone of the honors academic experience. You’ll work one-on-one with a faculty advisor on a year-long research project. The project is guided by your passions and enhanced by your mentor’s expertise.
Set Yourself up for Success
By the time you’ve graduated from the Honors College, you’ll have significant experience under your belt. The type of experience you need to become an expert in your field. The type of experience that will make you a stand-out candidate for a post-grad job or graduate program.
Begin your Honors experience
Impactful Internships
Geology major Tyler Glymph spent his summer interning with NASA, where he helped develop a mission plan for a future journey to a dwarf planet.
Explore Tyler's work with NASAUnique Performances
Music major Meleana Cabales capped off a research project on Filipino art song with a public lecture and vocal performance.
Hear about Meleana's musical skillsReal Life Research
Tita Curtin and Eric Conger joined a research team examining how plastic pollution impacts the health of wild dolphins.
Dive into Tita and Eric's research