HonorsCollege students produce collegea newsletter monthlysocials, and the annual Honors College Ball. luncheons, student-faculty as such events, enjoy also They lab,social and study lounges, and photocopying facilities. computer a including use, their for exclusively reserved ties facili of availability the appreciate students College Honors .edu WebCollege at the site check available; shipsupport for continuing Honors College students isalso scholar Other need. and merit of combination a on based continuingstudent body; these scholarships are distributed StudyAbroad. The college also offers tuition awards to its UndergraduateResearch and the Flaherty Scholarships for internationalstudy via the Kabbes Scholarships for or research pursuing students honors to support financial rangefrom $500 tofull tuition. Also, the college offers renewablefor uptofour years. Other freshman scholarships theHoward Kerr Scholarships cover tuition and fees and are For example, freshmen. beginning for opportunities arship schol need-based and merit- provides College Honors The education. postsecondary their in stage early closeand continuing contact with faculty members atan HonorsCollege fellow mentoring process puts students into curricula,preparation for graduate school, and careers. The students’ majors, on guidance and advice for resources as and work students’ honors for advisors as act They scholars. UIC’sof many outstanding include students, honors with working in interested faculty fellows, The department. major HonorsCollege fellow, who ismentora inthe student’s Atthe end ofthe first year, students are assigned to an lege’sstrengths. major col the of one is that system advising/mentoring faculty a andsenior theses. All ofthese activities are monitored within orsprojects inregular courses, academic service learning, hon program, tutoring peer college the in tutoring projects, narsinbroada range ofdisciplines, independent research semi honors courses, honors include These options. honors of variety a from year,freshmanchoose the students Beyond tory,forth. chemistry,so and his art economics, calculus, as such subjects of range wide freshmenmay opt totake additional honors courses ina addresssignificant themes in general education. In addition, and departments various from members faculty by taught andfulfills University degree requirements. These courses are course,which completes the honors activity requirement year,students enroll inaninterdisciplinary honors core averageof3.40/4.00. During each semester ofthe freshman point grade minimum a maintain also must Students UIC. at experiences activity,their honors enriches an which plete com to requiredare students College Honors term, Each learning. lifelong for foundation a and growth tual intellec advanced for destination a is College Honors the staff, and members, faculty students, exceptional together bringing By engagement. civic promoting and mentors, faculty premier with students connecting excellence, demic aca of community a fostering by leadership and challenge intellectual for opportunities enhances College Honors The Introduction StacieWilliamsDean, Assistant JunkerLaura Dean, Associate Madia JanetI. Dean, Associate Executive Administration: http://www.hc.uic.edu 413-2260 (312) (BH) Hall Burnham 103 Bottoms L. Bette Dean, Interim College Honors for more information. more for http://www.hc.uic - - - -

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