Honors Commitments

Each Honors student commits to:

Strive for intellectual autonomy and academic excellence so that we may be prepared to contribute to the advancement of our chosen professions by completing at least 22 credit-hours of Honors coursework

• Complete at least 10 credits for an Associate degree and 22 credit-hours for a Bachelor's degree (or 20% of total undergraduate course work) of Honors coursework with a grade of ‘C’ or higher. 

Contribute our time and energy to advance the public good so that we develop as  citizens

• Service: complete 15 hours of community service per academic semester. Students may substitute an honors class, an honors contract, or a large co-curricular project.

Explore our cultural and ethical horizons to engage a global society through attending cultural events and seeking out challenging opportunities for service and leadership

• Attend and report at least three cultural events per semester. Students may substitute an honors class, an honors contract, or a large co-curricular project.
  

Participate in the honors community, abiding by the honor code, to foster curiosity, dialogue and intellectual rigor in ourselves and others.

• Students may opt to live in a single in an honors hall.
  

Notes for Transfer students

• Transfer students are exempt from HNRS 100.
• The total number of Ferris honors credits required for the bachelor's-level honors certificate is 20% of the remaining credits once the student starts in the Honors Program, with a minimum of ten honors credits.
• Honors courses taken at other institutions are a plus and can reduce the total required further.