Honors Flier

WHY HONORS? The Regis University Honors Program is a community of students and faculty dedicated to the love of learning. Honors students are in search of a space to ask, over and over again, deeper “so what?” questions. They integrate their academic lives and personal values within the community.

Honors students find a community of bright, interesting and engaged colleagues who differ in terms of what they are interested in, but are united in sharing a set of values regarding the importance of education and a love for it.

The students who thrive in the Honors Program find themselves asking deeper questions about their studies and the kinds of individuals they want to become.

Academic Curiosity Encouraged

Regis College Honors Program FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Dr. Amy Schreier

Dr. Lara Narcisi

Director, Regis College Honors Program

Associate Director, Regis College Honors Program

regishonors@regis.edu OR VISIT: regis.edu/honors

Regis University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

IS HONORS MORE WORK?

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?

While the Regis Honors Program asks more of its students in terms of rigor and quality, it has much more to do with a love of learning and a deeper level of engagement with important questions. Honors presents an opportunity for better work, not necessarily more work.

To be distinguished as an Honors graduate, a student must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA, complete at least 27 hours of dedicated Honors courses and produce a senior thesis or portfolio project.

HOW IS HONORS DIFFERENT? Honors Program students take an integrated sequence of seminars designed especially for them by faculty from across the college. By taking an alternative pathway through the standard core, the Honors Program provides an exciting way to integrate the broader education of a liberal arts college by: Team-taught curriculum that stresses

interdisciplinary study Small group interaction Honors-only core courses Culminating three semester thesis project that

develops expertise in the area of research In lieu of a senior thesis, students might select an alternative project and complete a portfolio, literary work or some other form of artistic creation.

In the Honors curriculum, a five-course sequence replaces the first-year writing course and the integrative core requirements. Each seminar features a broad theme that invites interdisciplinary conversation, and thus is taught by faculty members from different disciplines. Students finish the program with a three-semester thesis project.

SEMINARS: The Idea of a University: Balancing Heart and Mind Tradition and Innovation: The Human Story Chaos and Order: The Sciences of Understanding Justice for All: Reflections on the Common Good Magis and the Search for Meaning

HONORS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Honors students put their beliefs in action when they organize campus events, such as the popular 60-second lecture series, participate in the cultural life of Denver through theatre and museum outings, enjoy the landscape of the Rocky Mountains through outdoor experiences, and serve the community by tutoring high school students at local schools. Through all of these activities, and more, the Honors community extends beyond the classroom.