Enrolling Students FAQs

One of the most compelling parts of the Honors College is that it brings top students and faculty from across the liberal arts and professional schools of the New Brunswick campuses into one living and learning community. In that environment, students can interact with one another both in their social and residential experience and in their academic lives, taking common coursework and participating in classes on site in the seminar rooms in the facility. Seminars, especially, are interdisciplinary by design, engaging students from multiple disciplines in cross-cutting knowledge and research. In addition, from their first year forward, all Honors College students have access to on-site Honors College specific programming, including arts and musical performances and social events with faculty, and special trips to area museums, exhibits, and lectures.

Yes. Honors College women may also be a part of Douglass Residential College (DRC). Students who participate in both programs will experience additional benefits from their engagement while also completing the requirements of both programs. You can enroll with the Douglass Residential College.

The Honors curriculum for incoming students includes an honors mission course experience, honors courses, and a focus on global/cultural perspectives and community engagement. Details about additional requirement to graduate as an Honors Scholar with Distinction will be forthcoming.

Mission coursework for incoming students will be discussed during advising at New Student Orientation this summer.

Students who complete all Honors College requirements will have the designation "Honors College Scholar" on their diplomas.

We do not recommend taking summer courses before arriving as a first-year student.

All Honors College students are strongly encouraged to participate in New Student Orientation. You may attend an Honors College priority session or a general session that fits your schedule. If you have difficulty scheduling your session, please contact the Orientation & Transition Team.

We understand that not every student is able to attend a New Student Orientation session. Email the Orientation & Transition Team for next steps. You will receive follow up from your academic school regarding course scheduling.

You will be working on creating your own schedule during your New Student Orientation (with the exception of students enrolled in the Mason Gross School of the Arts and Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy), which will take into account your interests, placement test results, and other factors. For students enrolled in the Mason Gross School of the Arts and Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, your academic school advisors will be working this summer to create your tentative schedule, incorporating all that you've achieved in high school as well as your placement testing results and other important information they need to make your first semester schedule.

Yes, there are multiple types of special courses for Honors College students. Interdisciplinary honors seminars invite you to think about complex problems and issues beyond traditional disciplinary trajectories with dynamic faculty and fellow honors students. Many departments offer honors-designated courses that promote scholarly inquiry while contributing to majors, minors, and core curricula. For a truly unique experience, we also offer +Honors Contract Courses where you work with a faculty member to create the dimensions of the honors experience. Finally, Honors College students have the opportunity to undertake a major Capstone Project over their final two semesters.