Honors Program

The Honors Program exists to enhance the education of the University’s most academically gifted students. It offers an introductory Pathways to Honors seminar and special Honors classes that are designed to enhance creative thinking processes, many of which meet general curriculum distribution requirements of the Baccalaureate Experience.

Honors students may with their professors’ permission, create Honors enrichment tutorials for other courses, thereby earning additional Honors credit.

In addition, the program offers an Honors Symposia series; special events sponsored by the student Honors Council; “Inspiration through Exploration” awards for travel abroad; scholarships for Honors education abroad; funding for student/scholar presentations at state, regional and national conferences; an Oxford University semester program; internships in Washington, D.C.; a Harvard Model United Nations program; an Honors lounge; and Honors housing in the residence halls. Information on the Honors Program is available at www.ut.edu/honors.