<p>Yes honors students tend to get in classes earlier because they do it during honors advisement which is earlier than registration…HOWEVER they are only put in honors sections (in fall that’s only 1 class for D2), they are not taking spots from other sections (and only advisors can do it, students can’t change their own honors schedule). For non-honors classes they have to wait on registration time which is determined by the number of credit hours you have earned just like every other USC student. </p>
<p>Now sometimes they do have earlier registration because it is based on your credit hours and and MAYBE honors students more frequently have AP/IB hours that push them ahead of grad year classmates. For instance, my freshman had enough hours to register as a junior for fall. Also, many honors classes fill very quickly and they have to wait until another semester or try for a non-honors section and it is easier to get what you want as you get more seniority. And they also have to read the honors calendar to see when the book is out to sign up for advisement times. There’s nothing automatic.</p>
<p>Yes, honors does get some nice perks and D2 loves it. As with many state universities with significant honors programs, it helps compete with other institutions with more overall selective programs. And yes sometimes it takes a ridiculous amount of time to get some things done as compared to D1 at small LAC, but that’s life and I’m guessing some majors have more hassles involved in scheduling than others. And yes I think there are some growing pains as the economy keeps people closer to home and unwilling to spend $50000 + that most really good private schools cost.</p>