Honors Program @ Univ. of Cincinnati

Dadavajr
Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:40:02 +0000

Our S has accepted admission into the Industrial Design Program at DAAP, U. Cincinnati. He just received an invitation to join the Honors Program at UC. And he is a Cincinnatus. Here are some questions for those who are familiar with UC’s Honors Program.

1) Considering how demanding DAAP is, how overwhelming will the additional commitment of Honors be?
2) What overlaps do you see between the Honors requirements and the community service required of Cincinnatus scholars?
3) First year students’ requirements for Honors - We’ve read about Honors 101 and the two English requirements. What are they like in terms of study, projects, reading, and extracurricular involvement?

The reason we’re posing some of these questions (and please chime in with other views and experiences of Honors) is we also have a D in Graphic Design DAAP, and we know from her that it’s REALLY challenging but FUN. We want our S to be engaged, excited, challenged, but not overwhelmed by so much academic requirements. We are concerned that DAAP + Honors + Cincinnatus may get a bit crazy. Want to encourage our S in Honors Program, and really want to hear others’ POVs so our S can make the best choice. With or without Honors, I think he will have a blast over the next 5 years in ID/DAAP. Thanks for your input.