@PhilaSkiMom - I want to add more info about the Honors College. My D is in the Honors College and the University Honors Program
The Honors College has 7 different programs, Each one is in a particular dorm. Some are in Ellicot, or LaPlata. The ACES program is in Prince Frederick, the newest dorm on campus. My D says it’s like a hotel. She doesn’t live there but has visited. Only University Honors is in Hagerstown Hall.
Students admitted to Honors fill out a form, identifying their first and second preference.
There is a rather extensive list of Honors Seminars every semester. They all fulfill one or more GenEd requirements and they are all limited to 20 students. Various Departments also offer Honors versions of regular courses,
Last year, my D took an Honors English class. The regular class had about 100 students. The Honors version was restricted to 15. This coming semester, the Math department is offering a regular and Honors version of Calc II. The regular class will have 120+ students. The Honors version is limited to 27. There is a course being offered by the Computer Engineering Dept, 50 in the regular class. Only 12 in the Honors class.
My D has taken both Honors Seminars and Honors Classes. She will readily agree that the Honors classes and seminars are more work, but she also considers them her best classes to date. Honors provides a completely different classroom experience. Clearly not all courses have Honors versions, but there are some every semester.
Like most of life, Honors is what you make of it.
Here is a link to the Honors College.