Honors
Innovative programs for high-level thinkers
College is about gaining new perspectives.
At Jewell, we offer two honors programs that will take you on a deeper journey beyond the traditional classroom experience.
If you like to be challenged, explore new ideas, take risks and make a difference in the life of communities, you will thrive in the Honors Institute. Alongside the major of your choice, Fellows take a course each semester that delves into critical thinking and problem-based learning beyond the traditional core curriculum. Your self-designed practicum centered around a world issue showcases your innovation, divergent thinking and risk taking—and it serves as a portfolio for employers and graduate schools.
Honors InstituteIf you have a high academic profile and are interested in a reading- and writing-intensive program with a full year of study in Oxford, England, explore our Oxbridge Honors Program. This Ivy-League status program with six majors is based on the British tutorial methods of instruction, with a tutor leading classes of one to four students. More demanding than a traditional college major, the rigor pays off, with alumni completing post-graduate studies at some of the world’s finest institutions and receiving prestigious honors and fellowships.
Oxbridge HonorsJewell has a number of ways to recognize your excellence in the classroom and pursuit of additional challenges.
If you complete a project within your declared major and have a 3.5 GPA, you will graduate with honors. Honors Institute Fellows may complete a honors project within their major if they choose. You will graduate with Distinction if you complete a project outside your major.
In recognition of achievement in any major, citations will be awarded at graduation:
Announced each semester for students enrolled in at least 14 credit hours with a GPA of 3.7 or higher
Membership awarded to students whose GPAs place them in the top 10% of the graduating class
A number of majors recognize leadership, scholarship and research through induction into honor societies. At graduation, you will wear honor cords denoting your membership. Learn more about academic honoraries.