Multidisciplinary Honors Track

A Flexible Path to Excellence - Customize your honors experience with a blend of major, minor, and general education courses, milestone experiences, and interdisciplinary learning to graduate with an Honors College diploma.

Honors Educational Tracks

Dorman Scholars who are in the multidisciplinary track must take a total of 11 Honors courses in order to graduate with an Honors College diploma (exception: students enrolled in the Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) must complete 8 courses; students who transfer into the Honors College will need to complete 7 honors courses and 6 for HCAD).

Components of the Multidisciplinary Honors Track:

  • Coursework
    • Eight honors courses within major, minor, general education (GER), milestone experiences or up to 3 graduate courses.
      • ENGL102 Honors is required for all Dorman Scholars as of Fall 2025 and applies here.
    • One honors 300- or 400-level History, Philosophy, Literature, English, or Science, Technology and Society (STS) course; or Honors MGMT390 / IE492
    • One honors HSS 400-level course* (numbered 403 - 408)
    • One honors major-specific Senior Design Capstone as per department curriculum. Scholars majoring in Architecture and other programs which do not have a designated honors major capstone course may need to enhance an appropriate upper-division or graduate course. Please consult your honors advisor.
  • Any two colloquia per semester
  • Appropriate community service (15 internal hours + 15 external hours)
  • Optional approved milestone experience: research, service abroad (such as Engineers without Borders, GlobeMed, etc.), co-ops, and internships*

    *This counts as a course reduction

Group Number of Courses Description
A

8

(5 for HCAD)

Any Honors Course within Major, Minor, General Education (GER), Milestone Experiences or up to 3 Graduate courses.

ENGL102 Honors counts towards Group A.
B 1 Any Honors 300- or 400-level History, Philosophy, Literature, English, or Science, Technology and Society (STS) course; or Honors MGMT390 / IE492
C 1 Any Honors HSS 400-level course* (numbered 403 - 408)
D 1  Honors major-specific Senior Design Capstone as per department curriculum. Scholars majoring in Architecture and other programs which do not have a designated honors major capstone course may need to enhance an appropriate upper-division or graduate course. Please consult your honors advisor.