<p>My D is beginning a BFA and an Honors College program. In most ways this HC is exactly right for her - separate seminar classes, a “degree” program of sorts, totally separate from the rest of the University. She would love to do both, and get all of the intellectual benefits of the HC classes she can. The good news is she can move in and out of the HC from semester to semester. She does have to complete it all, with a certain GPA, to get the actual degree, but she will benefit from any classes she takes, and they will be on her transcript, even if she doesn’t complete the whole program. We see it as a win-win situation.</p>
<p>Her HC, like this one, requires students to take the HC classes and does not allow extensive credits for APs. I think the situation is similar: either you want the HC and what it offers, or you can take another route.</p>
<p>I think it is a very personal decision, with no “right” answer. My D may end up dropping the HC because her BFA is also very demanding - every year a couple of BFA students try to do both, but hardly any of them manage - or choose - to complete the two programs. There is not only a ton of work in the BFA, but also the HC makes it nearly impossible to “explore” other classes outside of the 2 programs. </p>
<p>In this semester and the next she can’t schedule a first year HC class because it’s only offered opposite her BFA classes; she’s hoping she can fit it in next year, but it has already put her behind. We feel if she drops the HC to do work more extensively in her BFA, or to take electives she otherwise wouldn’t have time for, her education still will have great value.</p>
<p>Again, this is a personal decision, with good reasons either way.</p>