Honors Program

The Honors Program offers a challenging intellectual experience that complements any major at the University. Open to students with proven academic success, the rigorous curriculum is taught by passionate and knowledgeable professors, and it allows students an opportunity to concurrently complete many general education requirements.

The Honors Center, available to Honors Program students, offers a study lounge and a computer laboratory.

All Honors classes reinforce the essential skills acquired during college education: to write effectively, communicate clearly, and think critically. The program also provides opportunities for creative expression through innovative pedagogical contexts in small classes, study-travel experiences, interdisciplinary group projects, and career preparation.

Students who complete the program curriculum with a 3.3 or better overall GPA at ULV receive the designation “Honors Program Graduate” on their diplomas and transcripts.

Eligibility Requirements

For entering first-year students, there are two pathways to enter the Honors Program. The first pathway requires a high school GPA of 3.75 or above and one of the following: SAT of 1240, ACT of 26, TOFEL of 100, or IELTS of 7.0 or above. The second pathway requires a high school GPA of 4.0 or above without a test score.

If a student is invited to apply to Honors, they must submit an application essay, declare their intent to enroll, and submit their tuition deposit by May 1 of their admission year. Admission to the Honors Program is at the sole discretion of the Honors Program Director and Assistant Director, and is subject to program capacity.

Currently enrolled students may apply after their first semester (16 semester hours) and/or by the end of the spring semester of their sophomore year (64 semester hours). An application essay and a 3.5 GPA or above is required. All applications will be considered on an individual basis, and final acceptance will be determined by the Honors Program.

Transfer students who have completed 28 or more semester hours of transferable academic credit with a GPA of 3.5 or above will be invited to apply to Honors at Entrance and may be admitted pending program approval. Transfer students who have completed an HTCC Honors Transfer Program with an overall transfer GPA of 3.5 will be admitted to Honors and will also have the 24 required University of La Verne Honors elective credits reduced to 12.

Note: There are a limited number of openings in the Honors Program and students that submit their intent to participate are given priority entry.

In order to remain in the Honors Program, students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3 and complete at least 4 semester hours of Honors courses per academic year.

Core Requirements

18 semester hours

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
HONR 111	Solving the Modern World	4
HONR 205	Global Ideas I: Multiethnic American Literature and Philosophy	4
HONR 215	Global Ideas II: Post-Colonial/Modern Identity, Representation, and Space	4
HONR 370	Honors Colloquium I	2
HONR 380	Honors Colloquium II	2
HONR 499	The World is Our Neighborhood	2
Total Semester Hours		18

Electives

12 semester hours (Select three courses from a minimum of two categories. Transfer students who entered ULV with credit for Written Communication A and Written Communication B must select four courses from a minimum of two categories)

Area A

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
HONR 301	Literature Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 302	Philosophy and Religion Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 304	History Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 305	History of Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 306	Inter-Area Humanities Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 351	Creative and Artistic Expression Interdisciplinary Seminar	4

Area B

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
HONR 112	Oral Communication Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 311	Behavioral Science Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 312	Political Science Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 313	Economics Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 314	Inter-Area Social and Behavioral Science Interdisciplinary Seminar	4

Area C

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
HONR 321	Life Science Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 322	Physical Science Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 341	Quantitative Reasoning Interdisciplinary Seminar	4
HONR 361	Lifelong Fitness Interdisciplinary Seminar	4