New! 2008 Honors Colloquium Brochure

New! 2008-09 FALL Honors Course List now online.

Opportunity
The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Honors Experience at Purdue University provides both intellectual and cultural opportunities.  The Honors Program enables students to participate in superior and unique coursework, and offers benefits to better enhance students’ time at Purdue University.  CLA Honors students enjoy such benefits as smaller classes, a chance to develop a deeper understanding of coursework, early registration, and classes with other highly motivated and talented students.

Special Projects
Honors students are encouraged to develop special projects with professors, which permit them to learn in a more direct and personal fashion.  They also have regular opportunities to meet formally and informally with leading scholars at the university and with important visiting speakers.  Many of Purdue’s CLA Honors students begin to participate in the professional worlds of their chosen fields before they leave the university, making presentations and giving papers before national organizations.

Activities
Each year, the CLA Honors Program sponsors several activities.  The program holds a graduate school fair, vita/resume seminar, and colloquium.  Special trips are arranged for Honors students to enjoy events in nearby cities – to share art exhibits, theatre, musical and dance performances, as well as lectures at other universities.  Another unique aspect of the program is that it offers CLA Honors students vouchers for select Purdue Convocations events.  Finally, CLA Honors students who have taken three or more Honors courses and meet GPA requirements may be offered the option to register early for classes.

The CLA Honors Program strives on every front to lead its students to a broader understanding of the world outside the university and to introduce its students to professional life.

Honors Program Quick Facts

2008 Colloquium Winners

Dawnielle Keith	Heather Shreve
Julie Jansen	Thomas Mulerink