University Honors Program
Program Overview
The University Honors Program is home to a community of students, faculty, and
staff dedicated to academic excellence, artistic creativity, and intellectual
curiosity. Members of the Honors Program share a passion for learning, an appreciation
of the arts, and a strong involvement in their communities. They pursue knowledge
across disciplinary boundaries, broaden their intellectual horizon, and
seek out engaging experiences that complement their education. Students and faculty
in the program are committed to improving themselves, the lives of others, and
the state of our world. They study the important issues facing our society and
seek innovative solutions to the problems they encounter.
Eligibility
The University Honors Program is open to all continuing URI students with
a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher. Transfer students with
a GPA of 3.30 from their previous institution.
Beginning with the fall of 2013, students who have graduated with a grade point average of 3.4 or higher from their high school and have a combined SAT score of at least 1100 in Critical Reading and Mathematics (or a minimum ACT composite score of 24) will be eligible to enroll in honors courses during their first semester. Click here for detailed information about eligibility and enrollment procedures.
Eligible students may take as many or as few honors courses as they wish. They have the option to explore the Honors Program and take only those honors courses that strongly interest them. Students who have completed six credits of honors courses or have completed at least three credits in honors and are in their second semester of honors courses work can join the Honors Program. To do so, they should make an appointment with an honors advisor and complete a Program of Study form.
Completion requirements
Students who meet all of the following requirements will receive a notation on their transcript that they have "completed the University Honors Program":
Class of 2015 or later
Students who began their studies at URI in the fall of 2011 or later must complete at least 18 credits in honors. They must maintain a GPA of 3.30 or higher overall and in their honors courses.Their honors credits must include:
- One Honors Seminar at the 100/200 level,
- One Honors Colloquium HPR 201 or HPR 202,
- One Honors Tutorial at the 300/400 level,
- One Honors Senior Project HPR 401,
- One Honors Senior Seminar (HPR 411 or 412)
- Or Honors Senior Project 2 (HPR 402)
- the remaining credits (3) in honors may be taken at any level.
Class of 2014
Students who began their studies at URI in the fall of 2010 or the spring of 2011 must complete at least 15 credits in honors. They must maintain a GPA of 3.30 or higher overall and in their honors courses.Their honors credits must include:
- One Honors Seminar at the 100/200 level,
- One Honors Colloquium HPR 201 or HPR 202,
- One Honors Tutorial at the 300/400 level,
- One Honors Senior Project HPR 401,
- One Honors Senior Seminar (HPR 411 or 412)
- Or Honors Senior Project 2 (HPR 402)
Class of 2013 or earlier
Students who began their studies at URI in the fall of 2009 or earlier and have maintained continuous enrollment must complete at least 15 credits in honors. They must maintain a GPA of 3.30 or higher overall and in their honors courses.Their honors credits must include:
- One Honors Seminar at the 100/200 level,
- One Honors Colloquium HPR 201 or HPR 202,
- One Honors Tutorial at the 300/400 level,
- One Honors Senior Project HPR 401,
- One Honors Senior Seminar (HPR 411 or 412)
- Or Honors Senior Project 2 (HPR 402)
Click here for detailed information about the Senior Honors Project.
NEWS
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students:
Juniors Christopher Bobba (Chemical Engineering/Biological Sciences) and Russell Dauksis (Marine Biology) who have been named as Goldwater Scholars, and to Farid Topchiev (Chemical Engineering and German) who has received a Goldwater Honorable Mention! See their URI Press release to learn more.
Brian Stack (senior History/Philosophy) who has received a prestigious Humanity in Action Fellowship!
URI Honors Student Megan O'Brien has been awarded a 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholarship to Iceland. Read more about Meghan's story here, and follow her blog!
Brittany O'Brien has been awarded a 2012 National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Scholarship to study Swahili in Kenya for the fall semester. Brittany has also been granted an NSEP African Languages Initiative Summer Supplement to study Swahili at the University of Florida prior to her departure.
These six URI sophomores who won Hollings Scholarships from NOAA this year: Michael Canton, Eilea Knotts, Sarah Merolla, Benjamin Sevey, Callie Veelenturf and Brenton Wallin. Read more in their URI Press Release.
Farid Topchiev, who has been awarded two prestigious scholarships to study in Germany - the DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship and the Whitaker Undergraduate Scholarship!
CONTACT US
Honors Director:
Ric McIntyre, 874-4126
Associate Director:
Cheryl Foster, 874-4022
Associate Director:
Carolyn Hames, 874-2813
Assistant Director:
Kathleen Maher, 874-5875
Program Coordinator:
Deborah Gardiner, 874-2303
General inquiries:
honors.uri@gmail.com
