Honors Program
Administrated by the Honors Advisory Committee and director Terry Sparkes, the honors program at Luther has the following goals:
- to challenge intellectually talented students to excel academically
- to encourage them to develop a wide-ranging interest in the conversation of ideas
- to offer them opportunities to enrich the cultural life of the community
- to enable them to become attractive candidates for graduate and professional school and professional employment
- to prepare them for exceptional achievement and service
The honors program comprises the following challenges, opportunities, and distinctions:
- Scholars colloquium for first-year students
- Honors core—four interdisciplinary courses beyond the first year
- Senior symposium
- Department honors and prizes
- Latin honors
- Research grants
- Participation in regional and national research conferences such as the National Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Special advising for national fellowships
- Election to Phi Beta Kappa and discipline-based national honor societies
Either the Honors Core Application (for students continuing beyond first-year honors courses) or Senior Honors Project Application is required for course registration.