Honors

The Western Honors Program provides enhanced and challenging academic programming to a carefully selected group of highly motivated and accomplished students from all disciplines who have performed well academically in high school or at Western.

Small class size, extensive interaction among peers and teachers, experiences outside the traditional classroom, and interdisciplinary approaches to education are all features of the program.

Program Benefits

Honors students have the opportunity to become a part of a scholarly community comprised of faculty and students committed to the pursuit of intellectual inquiry and academic excellence. Benefits of membership in the Western Honors Program also include automatic eligibility for honors classes, use of the Honors Center and Computer Lab in Crawford Hall, participation in honors activities, priority registration and special recognition at graduation. Have questions? Contact a student currently in the Honors Program.

Admission Requirements

Students qualified to become a part of the Western Honors Program are invited to join the program as incoming first year students or in their first or second year of study at Western (transfer and upper-division students are considered on an individual basis). Admission is based on achieving an overall 3.5 GPA.

Students must successfully complete Honors 100, the Gateway Course, to receive full admission into the program. To remain in the program students must maintain a 3.5 GPA and complete a minimum of 21 credit hours of Honors courses. Those honor students who complete the 21 credit Honors curriculum are recognized at graduation.

Program Requirements

Honors students are expected to complete a minimum of 21 credit hours of Honors courses and to maintain an overall cumulative 3.500 grade point average in order to remain in the program. Students are also strongly recommended to take a minimum of one honors course per academic year to remain in good standing.

National Organizations

Western State College of Colorado is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council.