The Honors College is built on a long-standing legacy of honors education at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. As such, our curriculum and academic venture redefines interdisciplinary education and innovative learning by inviting students from across the liberal arts and professional schools to live and learn together, to tackle complex problems, and to address global challenges.
“Where there is something to learn, I will explore.”
Through an integrated and collaborative approach, students learn to be flexible enough to adapt to an ever-expanding landscape of knowledge. They benefit from the unparalleled combination of the vast resources at Rutgers, a leading global research (R1, Big Ten) institution, and the Honors College Learning-Living community where course sizes are small and content is challenging as well as stimulating. We go beyond the idea of innovation for its own sake to explore change in a deeper and lasting way.
“Where there is a new voice, I will listen.”
The Honors College is part of the most diverse universities in the United States. From identity and socioeconomics, to intellectual and academic focus, this diversity is central to our curriculum and our identity. Students bring their experiences, creativity, and perspectives to the table, and by working with faculty and with each other, they develop their own informed, creative, and content abilities to purposefully take on the defining challenges of the past, present, and future.
“Where there is a need, I will help.”
At the Honors College, students learn how to develop ideas from the beginning of their college experience through unique and catered curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular opportunities, mentorships with faculty and community-based advisers, internships in the field, intensive development and seed funding for research, support for global educational experiences, and more. Through high-impact professional development, they learn to present their ideas in compelling ways so that they can ultimately move their ideas forward. And by being citizens within our Learning-Living community and our campus, they develop strong interpersonal relationships and the building blocks for thriving in the wider society. Briefly stated, through developing your curiosity, knowledge, and purpose, we aspire to enrich and enhance your education and your life.
Rutgers Honors College ... Be Inspired. Empowerd. Connected.
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