Honors Program Specifics

Mission of the Honors Program

The Honors Program is an interdisciplinary community of scholars that provides students additional opportunities to reach their potential by challenging them intellectually and preparing them for lives of integrity, value and professional success. Based on the belief that excellence requires engagement, the program seeks creative avenues for integrating theory and practice, enhancing critical thinking, examining ethics and values and fostering the development of better citizens and successful leaders.

Goals of the Honors Program

The Honors Program will:
1. utilize innovative pedagogies consistent with the goals outlined in the Program of Student Learning.
2. foster educational excellence worthy of imitation within the University and beyond.
3. attract and challenge highly motivated and talented students and faculty committed to an education comprehensive in breadth and depth.
4. develop students’ scholarly practices with diverse methods of inquiry and encourage creative pursuits which incorporate risk taking.
5. provide students with flexibility in their plans of study, support for independent and collaborative learning, and the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors.

Honors Program Requirements ===> Overall Requirements
Honors Service Requirements ===> Service

Honors Seminars, Fall 2008 - required for all honors sophomores

Instructions for Online Registration

Links

JMS Projects Archive at Staley Library

Check your GPA

National Collegiate Honors Council

National Alpha Lambda Delta or Millikin Alpha Lambda Delta site

Mid-East Honors Association

Honors Council of the Illinois Region