Mission & GOALS
The Honors Program at Western Oregon University is designed to nourish intellectual abilities and cultivate interest in new subjects and activities. The program is comprised of dedicated, friendly, and highly motivated students who pursue a variety of majors and extracurricular activities, ranging from creative arts to community service and study abroad.
It is the goal of the Honors Program to help its students achieve their highest aspirations. Toward this end, we seek to foster a way of life in which faculty and students understand that inquiry and learning happen everyday, and in a shared and continuous mode.
Develop a learning community dedicated to scholarly inquiry, achievement, and growth
Sustain an interdisciplinary curriculum that encourages faculty and students in their intellectual pursuits
Foster a supportive, non-competitive culture that promotes inclusion, self-awareness, and social commitment
Core classes
Form a community with your cohort while learning about such topics as ethics, history, literature, and computer science.
Exploratory/Colloquia classes
Honors elective courses that draw from a wide variety of subjects in intriguing, interdisciplinary ways.
Thesis/Senior Project courses
All students will complete a self-developed
project that will be digitally published upon graduation.
Benefits
- Sense of Community
- Discussion-based Classes
- Small Class Sizes
- All-Honors Residential Hall
- Priority Registration
- Honors Scholarships
- Curricular Travel
- Award-winning Advising
- Honors Events & Gatherings
Honors Program
Academic Programs and Support Center, Room 210
Phone: (503) 838-8519
Email: honors@wou.edu
WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
345 Monmouth Ave. N.
Monmouth OR 97361
503-838-8000 | 1-877-877-1593