<p>I am reading about Burnett Honors College at UCF, and I don't think I quite understand how it works. Is it truly a completely separate college, with different classes and different professors? In that case, as an honors student, would that mean that all the information about majors that UCF has would not apply to you since you wouldn't go to the same classes? We like the idea of the smaller school environment and smaller class sizes, but just don't quite understand how it all fits together with the rest of what UCF has to offer.</p>
<p>I have the same questions about the other honors colleges in Florida (FSU, USF, FAU....) in case anyone here has researched them and is willing to share what they have learned.</p>
<p>From what I’ve understood about the honors college, you take separate classes. They’re not harder necessarily, but rather, they’re more in-depth and more analytical. Classes tend to be smaller and your chances of having classes with the same people are a lot higher. I don’t think every class you take has to be honors, but there is a requirement of how many honors credits you have to take in order to graduate with honors.</p>
<p>As a member of the honors college, to graduate with honors, you must complete the following-</p>
<p>Pass Honors Symposium (Freshman Fall class, graded pass/fail)</p>
<p>Pass 4 “Lower Level” (1000 or 2000) level honors classes. Two of the four must be honors English unless you have credit for them already.</p>
<p>Pass 3 “Upper Level” (3000 or 4000) level honors classes, at least one of which is an honors interdisciplinary seminar.</p>
<p>Honors classes generally have different professor than their normal counterparts and are usually limited to 20-40 people. You may take as many honors classes as you like, but you are only required to take the minimums posted above. No major can be completed by taking honors classes alone.</p>
<p>So, you go to honors classes and regular classes, is that correct? Do you guys live in one of the Towers, don’t you? My son was accepted to start this Fall 2013, and I am very excited. He met some of the professor when he did the Burnett Honors Summer Institute, last summer, and he is quite excited too.</p>
<p>Members of the Honors College do live in one of the Towers, but is not required. Many choose not to live in the Towers for social and financial reasons.</p>
<p>Thank you. Do you know if the a student would normally be able to complete all the basic courses in the honors college…all the core courses required for any degree?
It makes sense that students would need to take some courses outside of the honors college as they take classes that are more specific to their major. I just wasn’t sure how that worked. Do you know if honors students get first pick of classes during registration? I’ve heard that is a perk for some honors programs.</p>
<p>Yes, they do get first pick in classes. It’s one of the benefits I can definitely appreciate in the Honors College. If a student wants to double major or study abroad, priority registration can definitely help getting the classes you need in time. </p>
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<p>Niquii, were you accepted to Burnett? I remember seeing you say somewhere that USF offered you more opportunities. So I was wondering if that meant USF’s honors is, in your opinion, better than UCF’s. If you didn’t mean that at all: my bad! X)</p>