<p>I heard somewhere that the honors college doesn't work well with science majors. Could someone explain why?</p>
<p>I'm no expert about this, so I hope others also respond, but I'll add what I've heard. When we did the honors tour the guide mentioned music and architecture being particularly difficult to mix with the honors college. I think that's because both of those majors are credit heavy (for example a music major may take only 4 hours each term outside the major for the first two years). If you've heard that about science I suspect it's because the honors college does require extra time with writing a thesis paper and having fewer time scheduling options for the upper division honors courses. Since science majors do spend more time in class because of lab requirements, it might be more difficult. </p>
<p>That being said, the person I know in the honors college is a chem major and absolutely loves it. He enjoys the small classes, extra challenge, and people he's met in the program. According to the website, about 25% of the honors college students are science majors, so I imagine it's very doable. </p>
<p>I know 2 science UO Honors students, one a junior, another a sophomore. Both say they wouldn't have done the Honors knowing what they know. The Honors course selections are very limited and target the interests of non-science majors. Take a look at the Honors website and review the actual courses offered last year to see if you are like the content.</p>