Honors Program in Universities-Is it worth it?

mol10e
Sun, 19 Dec 2004 20:16:33 +0000

A great deal depends on the specific honors program involved. Some places have honors programs with no dedicated staff, limited course selection beyond the 2nd year and no thread which ties the faculty and students together beyond designated “honors courses” and financial aid. Such programs have a small number of honors students so they are often a real minority in their college. Other colleges have dedicated many more resources to their honors programs including dedicated faculty/staff, special office and classroom space, advanced opportunities for research/scholarship as well as special advising and registration perks. These programs tend to have vibrant honors programs of hundreds of students who resemble their peers at the best schools in the country. You really have to explore each honors program individually and ask the right questions to see what you are getting and not getting in an honors program.