Honors Program

Not all courses are offered every semester. Refer to the schedule of courses for each term's specific offerings.
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Unless otherwise indicated in the course description, all courses at the University of Florida are taught in English, with the exception of specific foreign language courses.

Honors Program Requirements

The mission of the University of Florida Honors Program is to connect, nurture, and engage the next generation of scholars who change the world. The program does this by recruiting high achieving students from around the world; inspiring curiosity, intellectual daring and creativity; and building a lifelong community of high-achieving peers, top-notch faculty and supportive staff. The Honors Program values the power of opportunity, the strength in community, and the love of a challenge.
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Honors Program Requirements

Students who have been admitted into the Honors Program starting in 2022 must complete requirements at three different milestones to progress through the University Honors Program. Milestone review will take place at the checkpoints indicated below. Students who do not meet their milestone requirements by their checkpoint review will not remain in the program. All requirements are listed in detail in the Honors Cohort in Canvas.

Students are encouraged to meet early on with their Honors advisor to develop a plan for aligning their milestone requirements with their academic and career goals.

Milestone I: First Year Honors

  • Entrance Survey
  • 2 Academic Points | Honors Course Category 
  • 3.5 Cumulative UF GPA
  • Good Standing with Student Code of Conduct / Honor Code

Checkpoint Review: End of first Spring semester at UF
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Milestone II: 60 Credits Earned at UF (excludes incoming credits)

  • 2 Additional Academic Points | any category
  • 2 Enrichment Points | any category

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Milestone III: Graduation

  • Exit Survey / Final Submission Clearance
  • 4 Additional Academic Points | any category
  • 4 Additional Enrichment Points | any category
  • Cum Laude Honors Distinction in the Major

Checkpoint Review: Published Honors Completion Deadline / Awarding of Undergraduate Degree
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Students who meet requirements for all three milestones will receive a notation on their official UF transcript and a medallion to wear at commencement

Students in the Honors Program have access to:

In addition, students in the Honors Program have early course registration for their first 10 credits each semester. Early registration privileges are limited to students in good standing with either the FHP or UHP.

Courses

For information on honors courses offered each semester, students should consult the schedule of courses or the honors website.
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IDH 1700 Honors Professional Development 1 Credit

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Develop Career Related Skills to Succeed At Uf and Beyond.

IDH 2930 (Un)common read 1 Credit

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Discussion oriented courses centered around a single book.

IDH 2931 Honors Seminar 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Special topics restricted to those in the university-wide Honors Program. (WR)

Attributes: Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

IDH 3931 Interdisciplinary Junior Honors 1-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Special topics restricted to those in the university-wide honors program.

Prerequisite: Honors program member.

Attributes: Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

IDH 4715 Professional Development Strategies 1 Credit

Grading Scheme: S/U

Helps select undergraduate students identify and compete for the most prestigious career-making scholarships by determining the activities and ideas most important and attractive to selection committees.

IDH 4903 Honors Tutorial 1 Credit

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Must be taken in conjunction with other courses at the 3000 and 4000 level. Students must secure instructor permission of the course to which they wish to add this credit.

Prerequisite: honors program member.

IDH 4905 Individual Work 1-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Restricted to those in the university-wide honors program.

IDH 4912 Honors Undergraduate Research 0-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides firsthand, supervised research with a faculty advisor or postdoctoral or graduate student mentor. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery or application.

Prerequisite: honors program permission.

IDH 4940 Internship 0-6 Credits

Grading Scheme: S/U

Experiential learning in a variety of work locations. Permission of program director required. Supervision by a faculty member or delegated authority, daily journal and a post-internship report are required.