A STRONG
WOMAN WELCOMES A
CHALLENGE. Honors Program
Make the most of your intellectual gifts. The Honors Program at Meredith offers you a close-knit learning community from the moment you arrive on campus – complete with students who share your ambition and intellect, and faculty who are committed to your success. The Honors program, which spans four years, challenges you to • Expand your thinking power – analytically, critically, and creatively • Increase your knowledge and stretch your imagination • Improve your communication skills • Achieve a clear sense of life direction In addition, you may take on leadership roles within the Honors community, participate in the rich cultural life of Raleigh and the Research Triangle, and experience travel-andlearn weekends. The Honors learning environment includes a rigorous curriculum that reflects the highest accomplishment in research, creativity, and thought at the College – and will help you achieve your personal, academic, and professional goals.
“ At Meredith, professors not only push you to do well, but to really be able to articulate your ideas, and to think about where your previous ideas came from. It’s helped me be more globally conscious and culturally aware.” – Katelyn Smith,’16 Spanish and International Studies, Honors Scholar, Fulbright Grant Recipient
MELYSSA MINTO, ’17 GOLDEN DOOR SCHOLAR HONORS SCHOLAR
EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL GRAD.
DRAWN TO MEREDITH’S
WELCOMING COMMUNITY. EXPANDED PASSION
FOR RESEARCH. WROTE HONORS THESIS ON
MORPHOLOGY OF
CRAYFISH. UP NEXT: EXPLORE EPIGENETICS THROUGH
PH.D. AT DUKE UNIVERSITY.
How You Benefit from Being an Honors Student Special Classes Explore unique subjects in-depth through colloquium courses that are only available to Honors students. Recent colloquia have included The Science of Food, Beer, and Wine; Plants in Folklore, Myth, and Religion; Women Behaving (Un) Biblically; Organic Cheetos: Paradox & Promise; and Don Quixote. Community Connect with a strong, diverse, and dynamic learning community made up of faculty and fellow students dedicated to stretching themselves intellectually. That sense of community is facilitated by access to the Honors lounge, a space for Honors students to relax and study. And the Honors community extends well beyond graduation, offering you a network of successful Honors alumnae who can
ers also value Honors-level work; in fact, many of the skills expected by employers, including critical thinking, problem solving, and oral and written communication skills, will be enhanced through the Honors program. Travel The Honors program offers a number
serve as mentors and friends for life.
of benefits related to travel. The Fall Honors
Specialized Advising Receive academic
classes to explore and learn together in a new
advising from both your academic adviser
locale. Through Focus on Excellence, you’ll
and the director of the Honors program. This
have the opportunity to attend local cultural
additional direction helps guide you through
events such as ballet or music performances, or
your Honors coursework, senior thesis, and
visit sites of historic or scientific interest.
the application process for awards, fellowships,
Trip allows you to travel with students from all
jobs, and graduate study.
In addition, the Honors program offers schol-
Recognition As an Honors student, your
students who study abroad. The scholarships
achievements will be acknowledged on your
are awarded to qualified applicants in good
transcript, giving you an edge when applying to
standing on the basis of merit, need, and par-
graduate and professional programs because
ticipation in the Honors program.
arships of up to $3,000 for continuing Honors
of the academic rigor of the program. Employ-
$35K
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Since 2015, $35,000 has been awarded to Honors students in study abroad scholarships.
Number of academically gifted students from all majors who participate in the Honors program.
Strong Outcomes Meredith College Honors graduates enjoy successful careers and are pursuing additional professional and graduate study. Recent Honors graduates are employed at Cisco Systems, James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital, Southern Oral History Program, and GlaxoSmithKline. Others are pursuing further education at University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Emory University School of Law, Campbell University School of Law, Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, NC State, and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.
National and International Fellowships
Step 3: The Honors director will review appli-
Honors students are in a strong position
cations. If you are selected, you will be invited
to apply for fellowships such as Fulbright,
to attend Scholars’ Weekend in mid-February.
Schwarzman Scholars, and others. Applicants
Candidates meet current Honors students
benefit from the advice of the Honors director
and faculty members and are interviewed to
and other campus experts.
determine admission to Honors.
How do I apply to the Honors program?
Step 4: Invitations to join the Honors program
Step 1: Apply and gain acceptance to
are sent in late February.
Meredith College. Applicants should apply for Early Decision or Early Action and must be admitted to the College by January 15.
Honors Requirements Honors students take 2-3 honors-related courses per year over four years. Honors
Step 2: Determine if you meet the criteria
courses often meet requirements in
for Honors. If so, apply by January 15. Your
general education or in a student’s major.
Honors application will also serve as appli-
Students must maintain at least a 3.25
cation for Meredith Legacy and Presidential
GPA. Honors courses fall into the following
Scholarships.
categories:
Requirements for admission to Honors: • Admission to Meredith College • 1290 SAT (math and verbal) • 3.75 GPA • Top 10% of high school senior class • Application with essay • Interview with current Honors student and Honors faculty member
• Writing (3 credit hours) • Lab science (1-4 credit hours) • Electives (6 credit hours) • Major field (6 credit hours) • Colloquia (6 credit hours) • Thesis (3 credit hours) Total Honors credits required: 25-28 hours
Watch a video and read the Honors Blog at meredith.edu/honors.
127 YEARS, 2,000 STUDENTS, 22,000 GRADUATES, ALL GOING STRONG. Chartered in 1891, Meredith College opened with just over 200 women. Today, Meredith is one of the nation’s largest independent private women’s colleges. Our student body has grown to nearly 2,000 and includes men at the graduate level in business, education, nutrition, and psychology; postbaccalaureate certificates in pre-health and business; a paralegal program, and more. Meredith challenges students to explore their interests, expand their skills, and build on their strengths. Our graduates go on to use their intellect and abilities to make a positive impact on the world. U.S. News, The Princeton Review and Forbes.com have all included Meredith in their “Best Colleges” lists. At 127 years and counting, Meredith College is still going strong.
The Meredith College Honors Program | 3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607-5298 (919) 760-8814 | honors@meredith.edu
meredith.edu/honors
Meredith College admits qualified women students without regard to race, creed, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
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