About Tech Honors
Curious about Tech Honors? The Honors program is a student-centered academic program. It's not an honors society or a more difficult version of your major.
We're looking for intellectually ready, open-minded students who want to stretch their individual strengths, both within and beyond their academic field.
High scores and high grades don't tell the whole story.
Honors offers a dynamic combination of research, leadership, civic engagement, service, communication, team-building, and committed cultural understanding within a community of learners.
It's not just about what looks good on a resume:
Tech Honors is about being a scholar who is —
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- Open to growth, ready to think and question as a citizen of the world
- A creative problem-solver, ready to look for reliable sources and to try new approaches
- Dedicated and innovative, ready to use responsible initiative, curiosity, and creative thinking to explore and inquire
Honors means serving the world more deeply through a commitment to —
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- Critical thinking that goes beyond formulaic, well-trod paths
- Servant leadership that goes beyond simple solutions and feel-good projects
- Continual learning that shows a commitment to process, not completing requirements and "getting it over with"
Discovering how to ask more penetrating questions in all aspects of life—and doing so with a supportive community of thinkers—is at the heart of the Honors experience.
Honors Curriculum
Our students complete 22 credit hours in Honors during their college career, which allows them to graduate in cursu Honorum and with the optional Honors minor. These Honors credits vary in style including set general education courses taught by Honors faculty, customizing your major specific courses, getting credit for research, and much more! To learn more about our graduation requirements, visit our page on Earning Honors Credit.
A Team for You
Honors Faculty Liaisons will deepen your knowledge and support you in your major. Fellow Honors students will offer guidance and experience in times of need. Honors Leadership will assist you in navigating our program. When you join Tech Honors, you join a community of like-minded and dedicated individuals who are ready to help you embark on your journey in higher education.
Applying to Honors
Incoming first-year students, current Tech students, and students transferring to Tech all have the potential to join the Honors program. Learn more about how to Apply to the Honors Program if we sound like the community for you!
We look forward to hearing about you!
