Lsa honors program

It is possible, however, to pursue a joint degree in LSA and another college at Michigan. The dual degree option is more than a double major; it is rigorous and requires that you complete credits for graduation. For students intending a dual degree with LSA and any of the other colleges including Ross, Engineering, Information, Education, Public Health, and Kinesiology , you can explore the dual degree option during your first year on campus or later; however, you can only join Honors after you have been admitted to LSA.

Please know that the Ford School of Public Policy does not allow for a dual degree option. If you have questions about your dual degree plans and how Honors can be a part of them, please contact us. All students admitted to LSA will receive a letter outlining the Honors Program and welcoming them to apply. It is not necessary to wait for such a letter, nor does it imply preferential admittance.

Our application reviewers read more than essays to fill an incoming class of approximately students. Return to Main Page. Apply —some departments have formal application processes with deadlines for Honors majors. Check department websites and talk to Honors major advisors for details and deadlines.

Research and write your thesis —this is the traditional capstone experience to an Honors major and almost all departments require a thesis to graduate with Honors. Written in the senior year, the thesis is your first experience creating new knowledge in your subject, making a definite contribution to scholarship in your field.

You may enroll in credit hours to build thesis-writing into your academic schedule in your senior year. Honors students have the opportunity to apply for Honors Summer Fellowships , which allow students to live on campus generally between their junior and senior years with a stipend for the summer.

Remember, your thesis is not the last hurdle to jump over before you reach the finish line of your degree: rather, it is an opportunity to explore a subject in depth, to become expert in one particular area, and to do genuinely original work. Honors in Engaged Liberal Arts HELA is an option for students who wish to combine their academics with civic or leadership experience by developing projects that involve a serious engagement with a significant intellectual, social, political, or practical problem.

HELA requires that students draw from their coursework, integrating curricular learning with co-curricular and engaged modes of learning in which they exercise their own agency to solve problems, enhance civic assets, or otherwise catalyze meaningful change within a community.

Honors in Engaged Liberal Arts is not in itself a major, so it must be pursued in combination with one of the aforementioned degree plans. Students are encouraged to consider HELA projects early, and to apply at least 3 terms prior to the one in which they hope to graduate. Reflect on courses you have taken that have prepared you in some way to address a significant intellectual, social, political, or practical problem.

Consider which courses you might take in the future to further develop your abilities to address the problem. Talk with an Honors advisor about your past and potential course plans and co-curricular engagements, and begin identifying how these efforts count toward the Advanced Engagement point total required for graduating with Honors in Engaged Liberal Arts.

What are Advanced Engagement Points? Points are assigned to learning and engagement experiences that shape your HELA project.

Use this Advanced Engagement Point tool to calculate some point possibilities. Think about potential mentors for your project. You may already be working with faculty, staff, or community mentors who can help you pursue your engagement project goals; if not, an Honors advisor will be eager to help you identify people that can guide you in developing your project.

Honors expects HELA projects to extend beyond one term, and typically to require semesters of serious effort. When is the right time to apply? You should apply at least three terms before you plan to graduate, but Honors encourages you to start thinking about the HELA opportunity early in your undergraduate career. The Honors Individual Major Program HIMP is an option for innovative and thoughtful Honors students who wish to undertake a rigorous program of study that is not available either in an existing departmental major or interdepartmental program.

While this option encourages diversity and flexibility, all HIMPs must have an identifiable academic focus and unifying theme. Like any major, an HIMP proposal must stress development of skills to think critically, to understand and evaluate knowledge, and to develop ideas. This process should be initiated early, by the end of your second year or the beginning of your third year at the latest.

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