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UT Tyler Honors Program

UT Tyler Honors Programs

Grow, Explore and Create with a Special Learning Opportunity

The Honors Program at The University of Texas at Tyler provides an intellectually rigorous, innovative education for students who want to be challenged and stimulated by new ideas, fresh ways of thinking and interdisciplinary opportunities.

  • Learn with some of the university’s most talented professors in classes that never exceed 25 students.
  • Earn an honors designation on your final transcript.  This will be a lifelong distinction reflecting your advanced studies and accomplishments as a UT Tyler undergraduate.

The UT Tyler Honors Program is open to students from all majors. You must apply for admission to the Honors Program. Typically, the Admission Committee considers students with an ACT composite score of at least 28 or an SAT composite score of at least 1860, and a minimum 3.5 high school GPA.

Because of their diverse and enhanced collegiate experience, graduates of the Honors Program are among the most sought-after by employers and graduate schools.

Honors Program: Rigorous. Rewarding.

Benefit from honors seminars designed to provide a more expansive, in-depth learning experience for students. You can replace 12 of the university's 18 core curriculum requirements with these special Honors opportunities.

Learn more about the Honors Curriculum

  • Participate in Honors Colloquia approximately 4 times a semester to share, discuss and debate various academic topics. Interact with distinguished speakers including scholars, business leaders, lawmakers, religious leaders and others.
  • Choose 2 courses within your major to complete under contract with a faculty member that will enable you to do additional research, readings and a special project.
  • Write an honors thesis during your senior year under the mentorship of a faculty advisor. This is excellent preparation for graduate school.
  • Enjoy special opportunities for international study and travel abroad through the Honors Program.

Honors Faculty: Outstanding Educators. Respected Authors.

  • Learn from outstanding teachers who have been recognized for excellence in the classroom.
  • Be mentored by teachers who regularly publish in their fields of expertise and who regularly engage students in their research.

 

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Honors Courses: Divers. Expansive.

  • World, Text, and Image I

    Complete a comparative study in the humanities and social sciences from antiquity to the Renaissance. This seminar course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the literature, history and art of this period. The course requires extensive writing.

  • World, Text, and Image II

    Undertake a comparative study in the humanities and social sciences from the Renaissance to the 20th century. This seminar course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the literature, history and art of this period, and requires substantial writing by students.

  • World, Text, and Image III

    Study the social science through a seminar course that emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach, integrating study in such fields as anthropology, history, sociology and/or geography. This course is writing intensive.

  • World, Text, and Image IV

    Explore the fine and performing arts using an interdisciplinary approach that brings together study in music, theater and/or art history. Extensive writing is required.

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