Carroll University :: Honors :: About the Program

Characteristics

The Honors Program offers a fundamentally different approach to teaching, learning and the educational experience.
Students participating in this interdisciplinary program are expected to complete six intensive courses distributed over the arts and sciences curriculum, including an Honors First Year Seminar, four honors courses that fulfill general education requirements and a senior honors experience in the major.
The program emphasizes qualitative challenges, not additional work.
The program encourages original and critical thinking and creativity, and fosters individuality and independence.
Smaller class sizes are provided, with similarly motivated honor students, allowing for close interaction, discussion, and/or debate between faculty and students.
Typically, subject matter is introduced that might not be addressed in other courses; students and faculty examine subjects that are interdisciplinary or controversial.
To complete the program successfully, a student must attain an overall grade point average of at least a 3.40 with grades of B or better in each honors course.

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Special features

All Honors Program students are entitled to priority class registration.
The program underwrites participants' graduate school application fees for up to $100.
The Honors Program provides free admission to special cultural and social activities on and off campus.

Outcome of honors graduates

Honors Program undergraduates are twice as likely as all Carroll students to attend graduate or professional school.
All undergraduate diplomas and transcripts indicate Honors Program graduates.
Employers and post-baccalaureate schools recognize the value of a Carroll College education and the perseverance involved in completing the Honors Program.