University Honors Program

University Honors Program
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(337) 482-6700
Judice-Rickels Hall 206

Dr. Julia Frederick, Director

The University Honors Program provides serious and highly motivated students with a set of unique intellectual and educational opportunities designed to help them reach their potential.

Students in the Honors Program benefit from the following opportunities and resources:

• Smaller class sizes and contracts to personalize their education 
• Work with Honors Professors
• Research Opportunities
• Honors Seminar
• Honors Scholarship Opportunities
• Honors Events & Expense Paid Honors Trips
• Honors Residence Halls
• In-House Computer Lab and services in Judice-Rickels Hall 

Qualifications

First-Time Freshman qualify for the Honors Program with an ACT Composite of 26 (SAT 1170) or higher. Students must apply to the program and meet with the Honors Program Director for an overview of program qualifications. Students may also apply to the program at any point in their undergraduate career with a GPA of 3.0 or better.

Program Requirements

To be eligible for graduating with an Honors Baccalaureate Degree, students must complete the following requirements of the Honors Program:

• Maintain a 3.0 GPA as a Freshman and 3.2 GPA during Sophomore, Junior, & Senior Year
• Complete 18 credit hours of Honors Courses during their undergraduate career
• Enroll in and attend an Honors Seminar each semester of enrollment in the Honors Program
• Complete a research project