<p>Hey do any new students or current students know anything about the honors program?</p>
<p>All I know is what was in the packet…</p>
<p>I just got an offer for the honors program in the mail today, too. Do a lot of students get this? Is it much different from other undergrad life?</p>
<p>ooh, pick me!</p>
<p>I’m an honors student at SU (and I do the student panel things. if you’ve visited, you’ve probably actually met me).</p>
<p>Anywho…
honors is different at 'cuse b/c it’s university wide–it’s not an honors college, or an honors program in your degree. architecture, engineering, film, photojournalism, psychology…they’re all in together, which means the requirements are rather interesting. they’re focused on the attributes that an honors student should end up with rather than a prescription of courses. so you can take honors versions of your core courses (aka, honors bio…honors econ…etc) or you can take honors-only courses, which are the really interesting ones. i’m taking one on sci-fi films. i also took one on the economics of the rosie the riveter movement…there’s a TON of choice. the capstone is something you don’t worry about until junior year, when you pick a topic and an advisor, apply for funding if you need it, and do some sort of culminating work in the field you’re studying. this can be writing a play, a thesis, building an airplane, etc. it’s whatever you think shows that you have an understanding of your field. it’s also great for getting into grad school.</p>
<p>but this is getting long-winded, so if you have specific questions, post again or PM!</p>
<p>^^ thanks so much!</p>
<p>also, just as a ballpark of the selectivity, there’s about 800 (out of ~12000) students in the honors program at any given time.</p>