Enrolling in the Honors College means hard work - but your work is rewarded with a number of benefits from Edinboro's Honors College.
Honors students in good standing are given preferential scheduling. This virtually
assures the student the first choice of courses in the University schedule of classes.
As an Honors student, you may elect to live in this on-campus residence environment, featuring programs tailored to your interests. The floor is located in Highlands
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Check out materials for up to eight weeks, with the opportunity to renew materials
if needed.
You'll be encouraged to study abroad and are given travel-study opportunities that
are not available to other University students. Each year, two full Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education Summer Honors College scholarships are available for summer
study abroad. This opportunity also includes a scholarship for six academic honors
course credits related to the study abroad experience, taught by distinguished PASSHE
faculty members.
PennWest Edinboro has developed a scholarship program to assist students in the University
Honors College. As first-year student, you may apply for scholarships at the time
of application to Honors.
The Mentor Program connects incoming freshmen with an upper-class Honors student who
can assist them in learning about the Honors College. The mentors also serve as ambassadors
to the campus for freshmen. The Mentor Program is unique on campus, so freshmen are
able to learn more about the Honors College and University to have a more successful
transition from high school to college.
Along with the PASSHE Summer Honor’s College, the PennWest Edinboro Honors College
offers a few trips of its own. If you're a student in good standing in the program,
you may participate in a group trip every semester, a fall day trip and a spring weekend
trip. Previous day trips have included Niagara Falls and the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame in Cleveland. Recent spring trips have included a trip to Washington, D.C., where
students visited the Newseum, Capitol Building, and Holocaust Museum; and New York
City, where students visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Bridge,
the 9/11 Ground Zero Memorial, and other sites of cultural significance.
The Edinboro Honors College is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council
(NCHC). As a member institution, our students are eligible to apply for programs and
scholarships sponsored by the NCHC. Visit the NCHC website to explore other opportunities available to our Edinboro Honors students.
