About the Honors College

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Mission Statement

The Honors College is a vibrant and diverse intellectual community on the doorstep of the nation’s capital that provides academic challenges and boundless opportunities for discovery, setting outstanding students on paths to extraordinary futures.

Goals

To provide an academically enriched and intellectually challenging program for students with exceptional academic talents
To develop an intellectually stimulating, diverse, inspiring, and supportive community of outstanding students and excellent faculty
To offer curriculum choice and freedom, complemented by effective advising
To supplement coursework with broad scholarly, research, internship, artistic, international, service, and other experiential opportunities
To build foundations for personal and professional growth and success in today's dynamic world