The Honors Program

A challenge extended to our best students . . .

The Honors Advantage

The University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Honors Program is a challenge extended to our best students. Through enriched course content and a closer association with professors and other honor students, you can broaden and enhance your college experience.

Honors courses provide opportunities for knowledge and understanding through research, creative thought and independent learning. They encourage you to “dig beneath the surface” and thoroughly explore the class subject matter. The Honors Program can be an aid to earning an Honors Degree at a four-year campus.

Students in the program have said they profited because of their association with other honors students, and they felt better prepared for subsequent university work.

Who Qualifies?

This program is designed for highly motivated, above-average students, and both new or continuing UW-Waukesha students are eligible.

If you have graduated in the top 15 percent of your high school class or if you were enrolled in the UW System for at least one semester and earned a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5, or an ACT score of 27 or higher, you are eligible.

If you transfer from a college or university outside of the UW System, you may participate in the Honors Program if your GPA is 3.4 or above. If you do not meet these criteria, you may appeal to the UW-Waukesha Academic Actions Committee for admission to the program.

Continuing students will be invited after completing 12 degree credits or more with a 3.5 GPA or better.

To continue in the program students need to maintain a GPA of 3.25 or better each semester.

Honors Awards

If you are in the Honors Program, you may earn an Associate of Arts and Science Degree with Honors. You need:

to earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.25
to complete the Associate of Arts and Science Degree requirements listed in the UW Colleges Catalog
to earn a grade of “B” or better in 12 of the degree credits earned in honors courses
to earn at least six credits, of these 12 honors credits, across the humanities, fine arts, social sciences, and/or mathematics/natural sciences

Students who wish to be considered for an Associate of Arts and Science Degree with Honors should apply in the Student Services Office prior to the semester before the award is given.

Scholarships

There are two types of scholarships available for student participants in the Honors Program:

Faculty Honors Scholarship for incoming freshmen students
Faculty Honors Scholarship for continuing students

For further information about these scholarships, contact the Student Services Office. Applications are available in December for the following academic year.

Phi Theta Kappa

Honors students with a 3.5 or above cumulative grade point average might wish to join the national two-year honor society at UW-Waukesha. Eligible Students will receive an invitation to join PTK.

Transferring

Many UW System four-year campuses have honors programs that lead to bachelors’ degrees with honors. Others have honors programs that offer enrichment for students but do not result in a special degree.

How To Register

If you would like further information about the Honors Program or would like an application for the program, e-mail philip.zweifel@uwc.edu or write

Associate Dean
1500 N. University Drive
Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188

Anyone may enroll in courses for honors credit, but students not in the Honors Program must have the consent of the class instructor. Special instructions for registering for honors courses are included in the general registration directions. You can add honors after registration in the first two weeks of classes by getting the signature of the instructor. You can drop honors at any time before the end of the semester.

After acceptance in the program, you may enroll in courses designated by an “H” in the credit column of the class schedule. If you want to take a course for honors even though it is not listed for “H” credit, you often can arrange to take it for honors by consulting the professor.