honors College

The Honors College offers academically gifted and motivated students an exceptional and accelerated liberal arts curriculum, focused on the study of classical texts, in a vibrant intellectual community that fosters friendship, growth in excellent habits of mind and character, and service to the common good.

Honors students ask one another big questions at the heart of human existence, such as: What are truth, beauty and goodness? What makes a good human being and citizen? At the heart of the Honors core curriculum, these questions serve as a foundation for a student’s coursework within their major. To graduate with Honors, students complete the Honors curriculum, defend an Honors thesis or project, and participate in community service.

I believe that the value of a liberal arts education is its potential to liberate: to equip students to live meaningful and deeply fulfilling lives, by enabling them to think with clarity and conviction about what ultimately matters to them and why. Regardless of career path, the Honors College educates students to flourish as people.

– Jennifer Frey, Ph.D., Dean, TU Honors College