Honors

OUR MISSION

The Honors Academy is for students who want more out of college than mere grades. Using eclectic, student-centered approaches to learning, students and faculty explore significant issues in the context of scholarly activities both on and off campus. Students learn to think critically, make informed inquiries, and become leaders. Using original documents and following interdisciplinary themes and inquiry assignments, Honors courses meet requirements for general education, areas of concentration, or elective credit. It also furthers the institutional goal of serving diverse students at all Southwest locations. 

Students are selected for their abilities and potential to expand and improve the scholarly community. Although the Honors Program itself is open only to select students, individual honors courses and experiences are available to others who have unique abilities and cultivated interests.