FAQs: Honors Program

No, AP courses in high school tend to move at a rapid pace, cramming as much material into the semester as possible. In the Honors Program, you’ll study relevant material in greater depth than a regular liberal arts course. You’ll discover how classroom teachings affect your life and the lives of others.

The Honors curriculum needs to be completed in conjunction with your major’s requirements. While the requirements are standard for everyone, you have the flexibility of converting non-Honors courses into Honors courses with the permission of the instructor. For instance, Jacob Dean, communications major, did an in-depth study of Henry David Thoreau and his essay “Life Without Principle” to make his “American Literature I” course an Honors course.

• Take your education to a higher level as part of a tight-knit community of students and faculty that work, learn and play together.
• Register a day before everyone else with priority registration.
• Get 24-hour access to the Honors Lounge.
• Work individually with faculty to present their work at professional conferences.
• Attend many off-campus social events.

No, the beauty of the Honors program is that you have the opportunity to learn and study with all students. You can take standard or Honors classes in any major.

E-mail Jim Bodle, director of the Honors Program, at jim_bodle@mail.msj.edu, or call (513) 244-4862. You can also contact an admission counselor.