The University Honors Program of Fairleigh Dickinson University is a living/learning community that fosters an environment conductive to academic and personal growth. The program has been designed to provide an intellectually stimulating experience to FDU's most accomplished undergraduates through honors courses and a senior research project completed in collaboration with a faculty mentor.

For entering freshmen, admission into the University Honors Program is by application and personal interview. Currently enrolled students are invited to apply to the program at any time prior to their junior year (before completing a maximum of 64 credits). Admission for currently enrolled students in based on their grade point average. All students must complete the junior and senior year Honors Program requirements and submit an approved thesis in order to receive Honors Program recognition at graduation.

The University Honors Program is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) and meets the standards set by this organization for honorsprograms. NCHC is the official, national honors organization With more than 1,000 institutional members. NCHC seeks to advance the cause of honors education in the U.S. and to be at the forefront of developing pedagogical approaches for honors programs. The University Honors Program at Fairleigh Dickinson University is also a member of the Northeast Region of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NE-NCHC), an organization of 200 collegiate honors programs in the northeast U.S. The director of the University Honors Program on the Metropolitan Campus has served as the executive secretary/treasurer of the Northeast Region for several years. Students from the Metropolitan campus have participated in the annual conference of the NE-NCHC and have presented papers and posters based on their senior honors researCh. Ten students from the Metropolitan Campus will participate in the annual conference in March at Gettysburg, Pa.

Honors Program Scholars

Honors Program Scholars on the Metropolitan Campus is an individual interested in sharing in community of scholarship and collegiality. Each has demonstrated a high degree of academic attainment, intellectual curiosity and personal maturity. Each scholar has also shown promise of benefiting from their a program with specifically focused curriculum requirements, individual guidance and independent study.

University Honors Residential Experience

The University Honors Program is pleased to announce the development of a unique new housing opportunity for Honors tudents. Beginning in Fall 2003, Honors Hall will offer Honors students the opportunity to participate in a close-knit community of scholars who will live and learn together.