Contact ENHP Honors Coordinator, Jillian Cavanna.
Reach Higher with the ENHP Honors Program!
The Honors Program in UHart’s College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions (ENHP) is designed for curious, driven students who want more out of their college experience.
As an honors student, you’ll unlock unique academic and co-curricular opportunities that challenge and inspire you:
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Engaging Coursework – Honors classes, interdisciplinary seminars, and faculty mentoring tailored to your goals.
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Hands-On Learning – Senior projects that let you dive deep into a topic you’re passionate about.
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Community & Connection – A supportive residential community, active honors societies, and exclusive campus events.
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Leadership & Growth – Build skills that set you apart, including presenting your outstanding projects to the campus community at our annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Colloquium.
When you complete the program, you’ll graduate with University Honors—a distinction that recognizes your hard work, leadership, and commitment to excellence.
Program Requirements
There are two tracks for students to complete the ENHP Honors Program:
- Honors with Thesis
- Honors Non-thesis
The requirements of both tracks include 18+ credits of graded honors coursework. All honors courses must be taken for a letter grade (not P/NP), and students must complete these requirements with an overall Grade Point Average of 3.0+ overall, 3.25+ in the major, and a 3.0+ in honors.
- 6 credits of Honors general education courses (e.g., Honors WRT and/or UIS) and/or “honors contract” courses
- 6 credits of Honors contracts.
- A 6-credit Honors thesis (HON 493 Honors Research and HON 494 Honors Thesis).
- 6 credits of Honors general education courses (e.g., honors WRT and UIS).
- 9 credits of Honors contracts, 300-level Honors seminars, and/or the Humanities Center Seminar.
- 3 credits of either a 300-level Honors seminar taken in the senior year in which the student completes an Honors Research Project on the course topic via honors contract, or an upper-level course in the student’s major (including an independent study or an internship, as appropriate) in which the student completes an Honors Research Project via honors contract. This contract must be approved in advance by the ENHP Honors Coordinator. The Honors Research Project must consist of 15-25 pages of additional writing beyond the course requirements. This research project will be evaluated by both the course instructor and the ENHP Honors Coordinator, and the final paper must be submitted to the ENHP Honors Coordinator two weeks before the last day of classes.
Transfer Students
Transfer students who enter ENHP with junior status or above will be waived from the first six credits of Honors general education. They must complete one of the two tracks of 12 credits of advanced honors course as well as fulfill the G.P.A. requirements noted above.