The Honors Project is the capstone experience of the Honors College curriculum. It provides students the opportunity to take control of their education and pursue a topic of special interest, creative endeavor, or community-based service in an in-depth and integrative fashion. Most honors students find their honors project to not only be the most focused and self-directed tasks in their undergraduate career, but also one of the most personally and professionally rewarding.
Honors Projects represent the full spectrum of scholarly, creative, and professional endeavors. Recent projects include such topics as an exploration of memory through scrapbooking with senior citizens, analysis of the Bronte sisters and their female characters, a comparative study of bones from two archeological sites, to a full scale art exhibit exploring the uses of different media cross-culturally. Honors College students have received numerous awards, grant support and other accolades for their Honors Project work.
Creativity, organization, clarity of thought, accuracy, and tenacity are valuable skills that one develops and has the opportunity to exemplify while completing an Honors Project. Those considering graduate school will find the experience excellent preparation for the rigors of graduate work. Those entering employment will be better equipped to "hit the ground running" as a result of the initiative, leadership, and vision that is honed during work on the Honors Project.
A student who fulfills the requirements of the Honors College, including an Honors Project, will graduate with distinction. It is both a high honor and a demonstration of superior academic ability to graduate with distinction.
Last Edited: July 08, 2011
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