Honors Academics

Empowering students by developing their intellectual strengths through stimulating classes and in-depth mentoring.

Program requirements

The Honors Scholar Program and Touchstone Honors Program have their own respective requirements; however each program follows the three main pillars of honors: Scholarship, Service, and Social-Cultural Enrichment. These pillars were established to ensure the holistic development of the student through an enhanced classroom experience, fostering a spirit of giving back, and expanding their cultural/professional understanding.

The difference in requirements reflects the amount of time a student is anticipated to spend in each program (HSP 3-4 Years; THP 2 Years).

Scholarship

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Honors Courses
Capstone Research Projects
Creative Works
Scholarly Presentations

Service

Community engagement through service projects and volunteer work in the DFW community.

Social-cultural

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Events, workshops, and social gatherings around the DFW area.

Honors advising

Following acceptance into the program, students will receive advising from an Honors staff member to outline their plan for incorporating honors requirements into their degree plan. This advising will ensure that students are able to complete their requirements in a timely manner, while also attending to their departmental and major requirements.

Priority registration

Students in the honors programs have the benefit of priority registration, which allows for early registration on the first day.

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