THE NEXT LEVEL OF THE GALLAUDET ADVANTAGE.
THE HONORS PROGRAM
The Summit of Undergraduate Education.
The Honors Program provides you with the unique opportunity to develop your skills and prepare to excel after graduation. In addition to advanced coursework, you will complete a capstone that showcases an original contribution as expected in graduate study or a profession. Once you’ve completed the capstone, you may submit your work for professional publication or develop your project further after graduation. Capstones range from natural science empirical research, a social science survey, and a business plan, to policy analysis or theoretical examination, a qualitative oral history, international service learning, creative writing and a new app. Your capstone becomes a powerful part of any portfolio for graduate study Gallaudet’s Honors or your first professional position. Program develops wellrounded leaders in and out of the classroom. Combine your passion for learning with rigorous preparation, and you’ll be ready for a top-tier graduate program or successful career.
Aim High—Aim Honors. Candidates for the Honors Program thirst for learning and success, academically and professionally. The program is ideal for students who want to maximize their competitiveness for toptier graduate programs and successful employment. Alumni from the Honors Program have gone on to graduate study at some of the country’s top educational institutions, including Columbia University, Georgetown University, The George Washington University, University of California at San Diego, Pacific School of Religion and the University of Rochester.
THE HONORS PROGRAM HELPED ME DISCOVER MY ACADEMIC ABILITY W A WONDERFUL RESOURCE ON MY JOURNEY TO REACH MY FULL POTENTI AND EMOTIONALLY THROUGH STIMULATING CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS W
Tomorrow’s Leaders Today As an Honors Program participant, you will follow in the footsteps of some of Gallaudet’s most respected leaders. On campus, Honors participants represent a diverse group of student leaders who succeed in a range of extracurricular activities such as editor-in-chief of the Buff and Blue, Student Body Government president and student-athletes. Honors leadership doesn’t end with graduation. Honors students have the skills to enter and advance within their chosen professions.
The Honors Academic Edge Challenge
Receive a rigorous academic challenge that is unparalleled in the university’s undergraduate courses. Practice professional standards for communication, integrity, responsibility, independence and timeliness, among others.
Community
Connect with like-minded peers. These relationships will give you opportunities to succeed academically and socially, both at Gallaudet and later in graduate school and professional life.
Preparation
Recognition
Students who graduate with University Honors receive special recognition during commencement. You’ll have a designation on your diploma and in the commencement booklet. You will also receive a royal blue gown at graduation, participate in a special Honors commencement event with your family, and receive a plaque recognizing your academic achievement.
Scholarships
To emphasize how much we value high-achieving students like you, Gallaudet awards one of our top two merit scholarships to eligible students accepted into the Honors Program.
First- and second-year Honors courses prepare you for success in upper-level major courses. Upper-level Honors courses prepare you for graduate school and professional pursuits.
WHEN I ENROLLED IN GALLAUDET, AND HAS BEEN IAL. I’VE GROWN INTELLECTUALLY, SOCIALLY WITH MY HONORS CLASSMATES AND FACULTY.
— Kevin Peacock Saint Paul, Minnesota Current Student Accounting Major
Shuxu Tian, ’16
Corinna Hill, ’14
Capstone Project: Sign and Share: Full-Stack Sign Language Video Story Sharing Application
Capstone Project: The Social Integration of Civil War Veterans with Hearing Loss: The Roles of Government and Media
Tongling, Anhui Province, China Software Engineering Intern Quality Built In Group, Microsoft Corporation Redmond, Washington
Shuxu developed a social media platform, an iOS mobile app, a server and a database for the VL2 Storybook Apps. This allows VL2, one of Gallaudet’s research laboratories, to share signed and written English stories to a worldwide audience.
Boonsboro, Maryland Doctoral student, History University of Rochester Rochester, New York
Corinna’s capstone project examine how the government and media played roles in shaping the experience of veterans who became deaf. Complicating the situation, limited medical tests made deafness difficult to prove.
Zachary Abbott, ’16
Paige Foreman, ’16
Capstone Project: Cochlear Implants and Related Neurotechnologies Japanese Perspectives in Deaf Neuroethics
Capstone Project: Ghost Stories: Philosophy Through Literature
El Dorado, Arkansas Doctoral student, Educational Neuroscience Gallaudet University Washington, D.C.
Zachary conducted a survey in Japan and the U.S. about auditory technology and surgical intervention for hearing loss. Results showed significant differences in knowledge and willingness to accept surgery, but no significant differences in societal attitudes.
Santa Barbara, California Master’s degree student, Social Transformation Pacific School of Religion Berkeley, California
Paige wrote a collection of three philosophical stories, tied together by Christian theology. They concern the nature of being in three ways: God’s responsibility for evil, personal identity and the nature of knowledge.
Join the Honors Program Candidates for the Honors Program must first be admitted to Gallaudet University. Once you receive your letter of admission, contact the Honors coordinator at honors@gallaudet.edu to schedule an interview to be considered for admission to Honors.
For Those Accepted to the Honors Program Over the summer, you and other new Honors students will read books selected by Honors faculty. New Honors students and some upperclass Honors students will discuss these readings at an Honors Retreat that occurs prior to New Student Orientation in August, as well as during the semester. This annual Honors Retreat involves Honors students, faculty and staff in discussions and team-building exercises. The retreat is a formative experience for incoming Honors students, and is critical to the continuing development of the Honors community.
Scholarships Students who are accepted into the Honors Program may be eligible for one of our top two merit scholarships: • President’s Distinguished Honors Scholarship • President’s Honors Scholarship For optimal consideration for one of these top two merit scholarships, you are encouraged to complete the Gallaudet University undergraduate application and submit all required materials by February 15.
For more information about the Honors Program, visit www.gallaudet.edu/honors-program.
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