{"id":358,"date":"2021-09-24T16:13:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:56:12","slug":"honors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-seafoam);\"\n\t>\n\t\tHonors Program\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-standard__subHeadline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tYou have to be \u201cbrainy\u201d to take honors, right?\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescriptionText\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That&#8217;s partly right, but not the whole story. You also need an interest in thinking for yourself. In hands-on learning, research, and creative activities. In joining other students and faculty in discussions, projects, field trips, and cultural experiences. And, in earning a diploma with magna or summa cum laude honors. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"hero-standard__buttonList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/requirements\/\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHonors Program Requirements\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>      \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/application-process\/\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApplication Process\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>      \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero-standard__extraContent\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093631\/commencement0519-005.jpg\" class=\"hero-standard__image\" alt=\"students lined up for graduation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093631\/commencement0519-005.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093631\/commencement0519-005-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093631\/commencement0519-005-1024x220.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093631\/commencement0519-005-768x165.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu sidebar-menu--hasHero\" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Honors Program Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/application-process\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Application Process<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/requirements\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Program Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/curriculum\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/student-honors-council\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Honors Council<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-community-events\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Calendar &#038; Community Events<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-thesis\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Thesis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-tutorial\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Independent Studies <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/graduating-honors\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Graduating with Honors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/honors-program-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Honors Program Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/faculty-resources\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academics\/honors\/frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-mission\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University Honors Program strives to engage students in interdisciplinary academics to develop their innate sense of curiosity and empower them to expand their intellectual endeavors beyond the classroom by engaging in discussion, conversation, and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Honors Program provides unique learning opportunities, contributes to a culture of undergraduate research and intellectual inquiry, and fosters a sense of scholarly community that helps create lifetime learners. Both future and current students may apply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/curriculum\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Explore Honors Curriculum<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/honors-faq\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >View Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.butler.edu\/ugtheses\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" target=_blank\">Read Previous Honors Theses<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"gallery-carousel gallery-carousel--hasCard alignfull\"\n\t\t style=\"--slide-count: 4\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"gallery-carousel__pauseButton gallery-carousel__button\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__pauseButton-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"gallery-carousel__pauseButton-icon gallery-carousel__pauseButton-icon--pause\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/blocks\/..\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-pause\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"gallery-carousel__pauseButton-icon gallery-carousel__pauseButton-icon--play\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/blocks\/..\/assets\/images\/plyr.svg#plyr-play\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"swiper__sr-only\">Pause\/Play<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper gallery-carousel__slider-swipper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Swiper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__wrapper gallery-carousel__wrapper--no-cutout \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"color-overlay color-overlay--gradient-fade-down\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093634\/RBS2975-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093634\/RBS2975-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Jordan Hall\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-carousel__bg-poster \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"2560\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1707\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container gallery-carousel__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__content grid-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"--color-accent: var(--color-theme-blue-bright)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_kicker t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInterdisciplinary Approach\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card_headline-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-blue-bright);\"\n\t>\n\t\tThink critically.\t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_description t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents will encounter, articulate, and apply concepts, tools, and methodologies from multiple disciplines critically in University Honors Program courses.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Swiper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__wrapper gallery-carousel__wrapper--no-cutout \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"color-overlay color-overlay--gradient-fade-down\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093627\/URC-photo-e1637159808326-1-e1637261399963.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/08093627\/URC-photo-e1637159808326-1-e1637261399963.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"photo from undergraduate research conference\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-carousel__bg-poster \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"798\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"275\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container gallery-carousel__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__content grid-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"--color-accent: var(--color-theme-seafoam)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_kicker t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEffective Communication\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card_headline-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-seafoam);\"\n\t>\n\t\tIdeation and presentation.\t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_description t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents will be able to express ideas and arguments clearly and precisely in multiple formats, including written and oral presentations of their work.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Swiper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__wrapper gallery-carousel__wrapper--no-cutout \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"color-overlay color-overlay--gradient-fade-down\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/23153951\/undergraduate-research-poster-student-hinkle-fieldhouse.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/23153951\/undergraduate-research-poster-student-hinkle-fieldhouse.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Male student stands proudly beside his undergraduate research project poster in Hinkle Fieldhouse.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-carousel__bg-poster \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"2560\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1707\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container gallery-carousel__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__content grid-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"--color-accent: var(--color-theme-blue)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_kicker t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResearch\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card_headline-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-blue); color: var(--color-theme-white);\"\n\t>\n\t\tObserve. Question. 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