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THE HONORS PROGRAM at Northern Arizona University is committed to providing academically motivated students opportunities for academic and professional success, and preparation for their responsibilities as future leaders. The Honors Program offers students a rigorous and diverse curriculum, opportunities for intellectual dialogue among students and faculty, and an atmosphere that encourages the free exchange and critical analysis of ideas. The honors experience is based on small, interactive classes that often fall outside of, or cut across, traditional disciplinary boundaries and enhance close collaboration between students and faculty.Honors students are members of a close, supportive community of scholars and receive personalized advising from professional academic advisors, priority registration, and specialized academic and scholarship opportunities. |
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Housed in the Cowden Learning Community, the Honors Program at NAU creates a vibrant living-learning environment for students to expand the boundaries of the undergraduate experience. Honors students are encouraged to live in the Cowden Learning Community, a centrally located co-ed residence hall that also houses the Three-Year Degree Program and the Education House. Cowden is a 24-hour quiet, substance-free, residence hall filled with students dedicated to their academic pursuits. The hall provides a 24-hour computer lab, on-site tutoring, and access to Honors Program offices and classrooms. Proximity to the Cline Library, the University Union, and other residence halls make Cowden the ideal location for incoming and continuing Honors students.
Curriculum
At the core of the honors program is a formal curriculum aimed at helping students acquire and refine skills while focusing on a range of topics, ideas, issues, and problems. The curriculum is designed to meet the University's liberal studies requirements without infringing on the opportunity to pursue a major and minor field of coursework.
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Opportunities and experiences outside of the classroom contribute significantly to students' learning. Through service learning activities, study abroad, exchange, and immersion experiences, internships, and undergraduate research, program participants are encouraged to apply what they have learned in the classroom, and to learn while working with individuals in the many sectors of our society. Students are encouraged to participate in these activities as well as the many educational, cultural, and social events coordinated and supported by the Honors Program.
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