The JMU Honors The JMU Honors ProgramProgram

What is the Honors Program? What is the Honors Program?

The JMU honors program provides The JMU honors program provides an enhanced academic experience an enhanced academic experience

for superior studentsfor superior students

Myths About HonorsMyths About Honors

Myth: Being in the honors program will mean Myth: Being in the honors program will mean that I will need more classes to graduate.that I will need more classes to graduate.

Fact: You will not need additional credits to Fact: You will not need additional credits to graduate with the Honors distinction. You graduate with the Honors distinction. You will typically take one honors class a will typically take one honors class a semester and it will normally also count semester and it will normally also count toward meeting your General Education, toward meeting your General Education, Major, or Elective requirements.Major, or Elective requirements.

Myths About HonorsMyths About Honors

Myth: Honors will take too much of my time Myth: Honors will take too much of my time and I will not be able to have a normal and I will not be able to have a normal college experience as a resultcollege experience as a result

Fact: There is no part of the Fact: There is no part of the ““normalnormal”” college experience that you will need to give college experience that you will need to give up in order to be part of the Honors Program up in order to be part of the Honors Program at JMU. Honors students participate and are at JMU. Honors students participate and are leaders in the full range of JMU curricular leaders in the full range of JMU curricular and extracurricular activitiesand extracurricular activities

Myths About HonorsMyths About Honors

Myth: Honors classes are Myth: Honors classes are ““harderharder”” than than other classes and my grades will suffer as other classes and my grades will suffer as a result.a result.

Fact: Students describe honors classes as Fact: Students describe honors classes as being being ““different,different,”” ““more challenging,more challenging,”” ““more interesting,more interesting,”” and and ““more funmore fun”” than than their non-honors classes rather than their non-honors classes rather than ““more workmore work”” and grades in honors classes and grades in honors classes are not lower than in non-honors classes.are not lower than in non-honors classes.

Benefits of HonorsBenefits of Honors

Enhanced Academic Experiences; JMU is Enhanced Academic Experiences; JMU is a National Leader in Honors Educationa National Leader in Honors Education

Enhanced Engagement with JMU’s Enhanced Engagement with JMU’s FacultyFaculty

Enhanced Preparation for Graduate Enhanced Preparation for Graduate School, Professional School, Business School, Professional School, Business Career,…Career,…

Mentoring (Peer and Alumni)Mentoring (Peer and Alumni)

Honors vs. Best of the Rest

Who Are Honors StudentsWho Are Honors Students

All Colleges and Majors are RepresentedAll Colleges and Majors are Represented National Prestigious Scholarship WinnersNational Prestigious Scholarship Winners Editors of The BreezeEditors of The Breeze Leaders in Student GovernmentLeaders in Student Government Varsity AthletesVarsity Athletes Orchestra, Choir, Band, and TheaterOrchestra, Choir, Band, and Theater Service, Social, Athletic ClubsService, Social, Athletic Clubs

The Academic ExperienceThe Academic Experience

The Honors Program offers a premier and The Honors Program offers a premier and distinct educational experience that will distinct educational experience that will foster both inside and outside of the foster both inside and outside of the classroom:classroom: Active LearningActive Learning Enhanced Engagement with JMU FacultyEnhanced Engagement with JMU Faculty Leadership DevelopmentLeadership Development

The Academic ExperienceThe Academic Experience

The Academic Core of the Honors Program The Academic Core of the Honors Program includes 27 credits of includes 27 credits of ““honors classeshonors classes””

Small discussion based classes: honors Small discussion based classes: honors sections of existing classes and honors sections of existing classes and honors seminarsseminars

Make any class an honors class through Make any class an honors class through the the ““honors optionhonors option””

Honors senior projectHonors senior project

Additional Opportunities for Additional Opportunities for Honors Students Include:Honors Students Include:

Honors residence hallHonors residence hall On-campus apartment living for On-campus apartment living for

upperclassmen (New for Fall 2015)upperclassmen (New for Fall 2015) Honors advising Honors advising Priority registrationPriority registration Honors abroad seminarsHonors abroad seminars Honors Alternative Spring BreakHonors Alternative Spring Break

Additional Opportunities for Additional Opportunities for Honors Students Include:Honors Students Include:

Hillcrest ScholarshipsHillcrest Scholarships Areas of emphasis in research, service, Areas of emphasis in research, service,

leadership, global studiesleadership, global studies Hillcrest House study areas and computer Hillcrest House study areas and computer

lablab Early move-in Early move-in

Admission into HonorsAdmission into Honors- Admission into the Honors Program is highly Admission into the Honors Program is highly

competitive with entering class size limited to competitive with entering class size limited to 200 students.200 students.

- A separate application and transcript are A separate application and transcript are required. The Honors Program’s Regular required. The Honors Program’s Regular Decision deadline is 2/28. Notification date for Decision deadline is 2/28. Notification date for Regular Decision and deferred Early Action Regular Decision and deferred Early Action applicants: first week of April. applicants: first week of April.

- Other entry points into the program: Tracks II Other entry points into the program: Tracks II and III and III

Costs of Being in HonorsCosts of Being in Honors