The Honors in Liberal Arts Program offers the opportunity for students to take inter-disciplinary seminars for honors credit.

Four honors seminar courses are offered: LS 105 Freshman Seminar in Honors, LS 205 Sophomore Seminar in Honors, LS 305 Junior Seminar in Honors, and LS 405 Senior Seminar in Honors. The seminar topics vary but will be complex issues or themes that require the perspective of more than one academic discipline for effective analysis and synthesis.

Honors in liberal arts credit is granted for a grade of at least “B+.” The instructor will record the final course grade with the prefix “H” so that the honors work appears on the official transcript. Each honors seminar also satisfies an all-college liberal arts requirement that varies with the topic.

Eligibility is limited to students with an ACT score of at least a 27 or a SAT-1 score of at least a 1220 and either a minimum grade point average of a 3.5 or a high school rank in the top 15 percent of their class, or permission of the Honors Review Board.
For graduation with honors in liberal arts, a student must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average at graduation and honors credit in at least four different honors seminars, including LS 105 and LS 405. The four courses must consist of different topics. Because of the significantly higher expectations of honors work, students are limited to a total of two honors courses per semester. Special recognition will be given on graduation day for students who earn Honors in Liberal Arts.