The University Honors College at William Paterson University is a place where academically gifted students explore new ideas and engage in intellectual and creative collaborations with experienced and dedicated members of the faculty. Honors students are offered a comprehensive educational experience that brings together academic, residential, social and cultural experiences. The College provides students with many opportunities to receive personalized attention from members of the faculty, in small classes that encourage discussion and debate, in independent tutorials where advanced students work privately with professors in their major area on a thesis or project of their own creation, in the residence living communities that will be visited regularly by professors and staff members, and in social activities that bring together the Honors community.

Students in the University Honors College take advantage of the University’s wide ranging offerings, and augment them by developing individualized programs of study. The University

Honors College is a community that includes all students enrolled in the Honors program in General Education, all students participating in a track, all faculty members teaching in Honors, all faculty overseeing a thesis, and all members of the University Honors College staff.

Benefits of participating in the Honors College

• Honors Scholarships

• Small, interactive classes with highly qualified professors committed to their students

• Individual attention and opportunities to collaborate with professors and peers

• Development of a final thesis of project with a faculty mentor

• Advising from both a faculty member of the major department, and a member of the University Honors College

• Opportunities to study abroad and in other parts of the United State with other Honors students

• Opportunities to travel to conferences to present thesis or project research

• Opportunity to live in an Honors Residence Hall community

• Opportunities to participate in co-curricular activities like field trips, outings and parties with Honors students and faculty

• Special notation of Honors on degree transcript and University diploma

• Recognition as a graduate of the University Honors College at Convocation and Commencement ceremonies