Honors College

Love truth, kindle faith, and cultivate virtue in friendship, study, and service to Christ and neighbor.

The Honors College unites four innovative programs committed to helping undergraduates pursue questions that often fall between the cracks of the specialized disciplines, by exploring the writings of scientists along with the writings of poets, historians, and philosophers.

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Opportunities Students may participate in one or more of these opportunities in the Honors College and may mix these opportunities with other non-Honors college options offered by the University. Our students often continue their studies in graduate, medical, or law school upon graduation, or land competitive jobs in diverse fields responsive to their vocation.
Majors University Scholars Freedom to pursue multiple disciplines and high-level research opportunities.
University Scholars
Great Texts Wisdom through life-changing encounters with foundational works of literature, theology, and philosophy.
Great Texts
General Education Baylor Interdisciplinary Core Integrated learning that fulfills most university general ed requirements.
Baylor Interdisciplinary Core
Academic Enhancements Honors Program Enhanced learning for any major with independent and innovative research.
Honors Program

Benefits

The Honors College brings together a community of students and faculty devoted to the love of learning, to the cultivation of wonder, and to pursuing life’s most important questions both within and outside of the classroom. Students engage in rich conversations with prominent faculty through two distinct undergraduate majors, University Scholars and Great Texts, as well as two programs, the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core and the Honors Program.

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Honors Residential College

The Honors Residential College (HRC) is an optional multi-year community that fosters intellectual, moral, and spiritual formation through friendship, integrated study, community service, and spiritual engagement. The HRC is home to 330 Baylor students enrolled in one of the Honors College majors or programs above. The HRC is located in Alexander and Memorial Halls.

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Profiles

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Will Sharkey Will Sharkey Student "University Scholars is a wonderful program for students who are interested in taking advanced coursework in multiple subjects." Dr. Jason Whitlark Dr. Jason Whitlark Faculty "I really enjoy the way our students effortlessly move from ancient to Medieval to modern in the ways they think and argue." Jade Connor Jade Connor Alumna "Through my time in the Honors College, I fully appreciate what it means to be called to serve."

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Mar. 15, 2023
Dean's Update - March 15, 2023
In 1910, on a little patch of farmland in central Oklahoma, my grandmother was born into another world. Three years prior, Oklahoma Territory had given way to statehood, but large swaths of the state remained frontier land. Then, as now, distant men commanded unfathomable wealth and power, yet the baby who would become my grandmother was as blissfully unaware of Franz Joseph I, Nicholas II, and George V as they were of her.
Feb. 28, 2023
Honors College Announces New Lectureship
The Baylor University Honors College, with gratitude for sponsorship by Provost Emeritus Donald Schmeltekopf, Ph.D. and his wife, Judy, is excited to announce the establishment of the Annual Ethics and Culture Lecture Series. The first lecture of the series will feature Russell Moore, Ph.D., Editor in Chief at Christianity Today, and be held on Monday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Baylor Club Ballroom.
Feb. 26, 2023
Great Texts Alumnus Establishes Endowment in Honor of Grandmother
When Great Texts alumnus Christopher Scott, (BA, ’04) stepped foot onto Baylor’s campus, he had $600 to his name thanks to a love offering from his home church. Knowing Baylor was where he was supposed to be, Scott took a leap of faith and worked to fill in the gaps financially.
Feb. 24, 2023
The Soundings Project Receives Two-Year Extension from the Lilly Endowment Inc.
After five years of faithful work in congregations across Texas, The Soundings Project has received a two-year grant extension from Lilly Endowment Inc. Led by Darin Davis, Ph.D., clinical professor of moral philosophy in the Honors Program, and director of the Institute for Faith and Learning (IFL), Soundings will continue to serve as hub of innovation for 12 congregations as they reflect deeply and theologically about the nature of vocation.

Events

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2023
First Annual Ethics & Culture Lecture
Mar
30
2023
C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up and Further In
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