The W.E.B. Du Bois General University Honors Program is designed for students who have demonstrated academic capability. The program fosters excellence in scholarship throughout the student's college career by providing an Honors Curriculum by encouraging and promoting honors studies and activities in the total life of the University.

The designation “General University Honors” indicates broad scholastic attainment. It identifies scholastic performance marked by individual initiative, creative ability, keen intellectual insight, and excellence in oral and written expression. “General University Honors” signifies contributions to the advancement of a positive integration of academic and social experiences.

The Program gives concrete expression to the conviction that academic excellence is the hallmark of the institution’s educational enterprise. Emphasis is placed on

1. Broadly defined educational experiences intensive and extensive in nature.
2. Academic performance that is scholastically sound, clearly and effectively communicated, and relevant to the concerns of the times, and
3. Individual initiative, including self organization and direction, coupled with cooperative teamwork in a community of scholars.

 

Students accepted for admission become members of the W.E.B. Du Bois Student Honors Council and, upon satisfactory completion of at least 12 hours of honors coursework, are eligible for graduation with General University Honors.