The Honors College is a great place to form lifelong friendships because it is a community designed to make its members better people. As a scholarly community, the Honors College is founded on the belief that learning together cannot be replaced by individuals learning alone. Solitude and silence are an important part of an Honors College education, but the Honors College opposes the atomization and alienation of the age. Learning together and face-to-face helps us see what we could not have on our own.
If you are looking for a group of fellow students who are serious about their education and who love to read, write, question, think, and discuss, then you will find it in the Honors College. The goals of an Honors College education are wisdom and love, goals shared by both students and the teachers and faculty mentors who lead by example because they themselves are seeking the same things as their students.
In addition to its inherent value in cultivating the life of the mind, an Honors College education is also excellent preparation for a wide variety of vocations such as law, ministry, medicine, technology, education, homemaking, and journalism. Honors College alumni have gone on to success in these and many other fields because they are characterized by humility, curiosity, and an ability to learn how to learn.
The Honors College is not a major, but rather a unique way for undergraduate students to satisfy the liberal arts core requirements of any degree offered at HCU. Students in any major can participate and transfer students are welcome. The program provides an experience perfect for students who want to challenge themselves academically. Because of their commitment to excellence, Honors Scholars get the most possible out of their college education, and, of course, graduate with a higher level of distinction.
