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Honors Program

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What is the Indiana University Southeast Honors Program?

The Honors Program at Indiana University Southeast is designed to serve the needs and interests of highly motivated students who seek a stimulating and exciting academic experience and formal recognition for completing a challenging program.

Students accepted into Tier One of the Honors Program have the opportunity to choose from at least one multidisciplinary honors elective offered each semester, as well as a two-semester seminar sequence titled Common Intellectual Experience I and II.  Honors H103, the first course in the sequence, is typically taken in the fall, while Honors H104, the second course in the sequence, is offered in the spring.  These courses are offered to a limited number of Honors students by an instructor who has been carefully chosen for his or her teaching expertise and desire to mentor Honors students.

Additionally, these courses are designed to fulfill selected goals of Indiana University Southeast's General Education program, permitting students to participate in the program without slowing their progress toward the completion of their degree program.  Honors H103 fulfills the general education requirements usually fulfilled by English W131 as well as the diversity requirement, while H104 fulfills the requirement usually fulfilled by  Speech S121, as well as the critical thinking requirement. 

Students accepted into Tier Two of the Honors Program have the opportunity to take two multidisciplinary honors electives.  In addition, students may complete an Honors track of their choice.  In order to address the needs of a diverse student population, the Honors Program offers the following tracks:  Discipline-Based Honors, Honors Research Minor, and Individualized Honors. 

Honors courses explore important topics in depth, through a multi-disciplinary approach. The pace of the courses, and the level and quality of work expected of students requires that participants be self-motivated, and that they exercise good time-management skills; however, the small size of each Honors class (fewer than 18 students per section) insures group discussion, interaction with the instructor, and focused guidance and support of each student's academic goals.

In addition to taking Honors classes, members of the Honors Program participate in various co-curricular activities, including group projects, attending cultural events, and participating in the Upper Mideast Honors Conference in the spring of their first year at IU Southeast.

For more information, please contact the Honors Program at iushp@ius.edu.  The Honors Program telephone number is (812) 941-2587.

What Advantages Does the Honors Program Offer to its Students?

In addition to offering intellectual challenge and community to participants, Indiana University Southeast's Honors Program offers these more concrete incentives and advantages:

  • Priority registration for classes
  • Potential to earn an Indiana University Southeast Chancellor's Honors Program Scholarship
  • The opportunity to work closely with a variety of faculty mentors
  • The opportunity to conduct original research in different academic fields
  • Participation in the Upper Mideast Honors Conference
  • Opportunities and encouragement to study abroad
  • The ability to use their skills and interests to help inform the direction of the Honors Program
  • Use of an Honors Program Lounge/Library
  • An Honors designation on the diploma
  • An Honors medallion, bestowed at graduation
How Does One Join the Honors Program?

To contact the Honors Program office, please email us at iushp@ius.edu.

Honors Offerings
Undergraduate Student Research Links

For general information about the ins and outs of doing research and creative work as an undergraduate, the WebGURU website provides a lot of useful information.

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