The Honors Program (HP) at Indiana University Southeast is a program designed to serve the needs and interests of highly motivated students who seek a stimulating and exciting academic experience and formal recognition for completing a challenging program. Students accepted into Tier One of the Honors Program will have the opportunity to take at least one multidisciplinary course each semester, as well as a two-semester seminar sequence tentatively titled “Common Intellectual Experience.” These courses will be offered to a limited number of Honors students by an instructor who has been carefully chosen for his or her teaching expertise and desire to mentor Honors students. Additionally, these courses will be designed to fulfill selected goals of Indiana University Southeast’s general education program, giving students in all disciplines the opportunity to participate in the program without slowing their progress toward their degree.

Honors courses will explore important topics in depth, through a multidisciplinary approach. The pace of the courses, and the level and quality of work expected of students, will require that participants be self-motivated, and that they exercise good time-management skills; however, the small size of each Honors class (between 10 and 15 students per section) will ensure group discussion, interaction with the instructor, and focused guidance and support of each student’s academic goals. In addition to taking Honors classes, members of the Honors Program will participate in various cocurricular activities, including group projects, attending cultural events, and participating in the Mid-East Honors Conference in the spring of their first year at IU Southeast.