Umich Honors vs. Northwestern

jen101
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:17:57 +0000

Well, I can’t say that I can help you with a comparison between these two schools, as I’ve never visited Northwestern, but I can answer your question about being in the Honors program and the RC at UMich! (Although I’m going to be a freshman in both this fall, so I can’t really say anything about RC vs. South Quad, either. Sorry!)

But, yes, you do have to complete requirements in both, but some of the requirements of the Honors program are reduced. For example, during your freshman year, instead of taking Great Books/Civ each semester, you take an RC English class and then a GB/Civ course. Also, during your first two years, you only have to take 6 honors classes instead of 8, in order to account for the intensive language requirement of the RC. (This topic is covered on the honors website, under a section about “joint programs.”)