College Overview

Purdue University Overview

Purdue University offers a wide range of honors experiences including a ‎university-wide honors
program and college/school based programs in Liberal Arts, ‎Engineering, Agriculture, Science, and
Consumer and Family Sciences. Many ‎departments throughout the University also have special honors
tracks of their own, so ‎that some students at Purdue are able to graduate with departmental,
College, and ‎University honors.‎
In fall 2005, Purdue University inaugurated a University-wide honors program, ‎the University
Honors Program (UHP), which includes students enrolled in any ‎undergraduate curriculum. The UHP
partners with existing honors programs and serves a ‎subset of honors students from across all
academic disciplines. The selection process is ‎by invitation only and does not require a separate
application. The program enrolls ‎approximately 140 first-year students annually. Selection criteria
include SAT/ACT ‎scores and high school academic record. SAT/ACT scores and high school academic
‎record are gleaned from undergraduate admission application to Purdue University. The ‎UHP is
unable to consider ancillary materials such as a resume or personal statement. ‎UHP students
represent the top 1% of admitted students in all academic colleges and ‎schools. The average SAT
score of the 2007 UHP cohort was 1470. ‎
The UHP offers a welcoming and nurturing home for participating students ‎through a variety of
curricular and co-curricular activities. UHP¿s uniquely designed ‎courses are taught by
distinguished faculty recognized for their teaching excellence. ‎These classes are interdisciplinary
in nature with a strong communications component, ‎and small class enrollments facilitate the
exchange of ideas and foster personal ‎interactions among all class members. UHP¿s social
opportunities, international ‎programs, and community outreach activities provide UHP students an
enriched ‎university experience. ‎
UHP academic requirements may be met by a combination of courses specially ‎developed by the UHP
curriculum committee, honors courses in the colleges, and honors-‎level study-abroad courses.
Students, who successfully complete the program ‎requirements, as certified by the Director of the
UHP, will receive a University honors ‎diploma at graduation. ‎
‎ In sum, UHP benefits include specially designed honors courses, seminars, study ‎abroad programs,
leadership opportunities, book club, and community service. The ‎Lyceum is the residential learning
community for first-year UHP students. ‎

For more information about college/school based honors programs, please visit:‎
College of Liberal Arts Honors Program
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/studentserv/honors.‎

First-Year Engineering Honors Program
‎http://engineering.Purdue.edu/ENE/specialprograms/firstyear/honors

College of Agriculture Honors Program
http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/oap/honorsprograms.asp

College of Science Honors Program
http://www.science.purdue.edu/prospective_students/academics/honors.asp ‎

College of Consumer and Family Sciences Honors Program
‎http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/pages/prospective/undergr10_honors.html