HONORS PROGRAM
HONORS PROGRAM
ELEVATE YOUR EDUCATION At Columbia College Chicago, all undergraduate students complete requirements of the Columbia Core curriculum, which provides a solid educational foundation in career readiness, collaboration, communication, ethics, and critical thinking. The Honors Program offers an enhanced core curriculum tailored to high-achieving undergraduate students. As an Honors student, you’ll join a dynamic community of creative thinkers, intellectuals, writers, and communicators who share ideas while studying and learning at the highest level. With a rich array of specially designed courses, you’ll pursue deeper academic and creative challenges while working with some of Columbia’s most engaged faculty members. You’ll be considered for the Honors Program as soon as you’re admitted to Columbia. If you meet the criteria, you’ll receive an invitation to the Honors Program with your admissions letter. All students with a Columbia GPA of 3.5 or higher are eligible to enroll in Honors courses, regardless of participation in the Honors Program.
WHY HONORS? HERE’S WHY. You’re the kind of student who seeks greater challenge in the classroom. You’re the first one with your hand raised. You’re not satisfied with knowing the what; you need to know the how and the why, too. Yes, you’re a dancer, a journalist, an artist, a marketing genius — but you’re also an intellectual. You understand that you create (whether it’s a sculpture, a performance, or an ad campaign) for an audience.
HONORS PROGRAM BENEFITS: Eligibility to live on Honorsonly floors in our residence halls, with residence assistants who are also in the Honors Program Access to the Honors Lounge, a dedicated study and socializing space for Honors students Invitations to exclusive social events and activities on campus, and educational trips across the city Honors participation recognition in official college transcripts, giving you a leg up when you market yourself after graduation
CHARACTERISTICS OF HONORS COURSES: Academic and Intellectual Challenges: Honors courses provide engaging and academically challenging opportunities for all students. Classes are committed to inclusive academic excellence. Interrogation of Power and Privilege: Honors courses provide spaces where students can question how factors including race, class, gender, disability, and ethnicity influence culture and knowledge. Independent Learning: Honors courses provide opportunities for students to further develop their own areas of interest through independent and selfdirected projects. Scholarly Communities: Honors courses provide academic and professional development through an expectation of collaboration, research, and interdisciplinary work.
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