<p>Priority scheduling is not granted to honors students, but it is also not granted to student-athletes, or to anyone else on campus except in the case of disability. At some other colleges, athletes do register before the rest of the student body because of their practice schedules. At BC, it’s just luck of the draw for registration time for all students. </p>
<p>Honors programs within major departments, which are separate from CAS Honors, will sometimes offer overrides into major classes to students as a part of the “package” of being in the departmental honors program. Departmental honors programs usually do not accept students until after freshman or sophomore year. If you are high-achieving in your major, then you will likely be invited to one of these programs. They usually involve advanced seminars with small classes in your own department, graduate seminars, and special events. The classes in departmental honors programs will count toward your major, so there is no conflict with CAS Honors. It’s completely separate. 15-20 students in each major are usually invited, but this varies from major to major.</p>
<p>There are plenty of summer opportunities for all high-achieving students. I suggest you look at these two websites if you are interested in summer research: [Advanced</a> Study Grants - Fellowships Committee - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/ufel/fellowships/advanced.html]Advanced”>http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/ufel/fellowships/advanced.html)
[Boston</a> College Undergraduate Research Fellowships - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/ufel/fellowships/undergrad/fellowships.html]Boston”>http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/ufel/fellowships/undergrad/fellowships.html) </p>
<p>Additionally, I believe some special honors classes are offered abroad in the summer term, but I am fairly sure that these are not a part of the normal honors program sequence. They would be taken as an elective.</p>