Program Overview
The University Honors Program is a four-year
university wide program providing a challenging educational
experience to qualified students. The program serves as a laboratory
for academic innovation that will improve undergraduate education,
and provide a place for students to discover the best in themselves.
Through small classes emphasizing writing and critical thinking
skills and close, continual academic advisement, the Honors Program
seeks to provide access to excellent education for its students.
The Honors Program encourages students to enhance their
undergraduate experience with local, national and international
academic experiences. Honors students have been active participants
in NEIU Annual Student Research and Creative Activities Symposium
and have presented papers at other academic conferences. Honors
students also are active campus leaders.
The University Honors Program is an integral part of the
Northeastern community. It helps students to reach their full
potential as undergraduates and prepares them for the challenges of
graduate education or employment.
How does the program work?
Freshman and sophomore students complete regular general
education requirements by taking Honors courses in the fine arts,
humanities, social, behavioral and natural sciences.
Junior and senior students complete requirements for their major
with enhanced courses, as well as an Honors Seminar, Honors
Colloquium, and a culminating thesis project, a research-based
inquiry guided by a faculty advisor of the student’s choosing.
In honors courses, subjects are examined in depth. The quality of
teaching and work is high. The pace of honors courses is rigorous,
stimulating, challenging, and intense. Students typically take one
or two honors courses per semester as part of their regular course
load.
Seniors in the program complete an Honors Thesis/Project. This
extended project allows students to put academic skills and
creativity to work on subjects that most interest them.
Contact Information
For further information, contact the Coordinator of the Honors
Program at the Northeastern Illinois University main campus, room
B141, telephone 773-442-6044.
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