The Miami Difference Why Honors at Miami? Because we are more than a prestigious title, additional requirements, harder classes, and a quiet dorm. Honors at Miami is a cutting-edge educational program unlike anything you've ever seen. Increasingly, success after college requires students to possess skills that cannot be obtained in the traditional classroom, so we have cast aside the traditional expectations and developed a brand new program that will take you beyond the classroom to acquire the experience and abilities identified by major employers and educational leaders as crucial for success.
FEATURED BENEFITS:
Freedom to create YOUR OWN ACADEMIC PLAN
PERSONAL ADVISING to develop your unique plan of study
Challenging, interactive HONORS COURSES
MONETARY SUPPORT for research, creative projects and study abroad
Life-long friends forged in the HONORS RESIDENCE HALLS
Plenty of COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
PRIORITY CLASS REGISTRATION for all of your Miami courses
TRANSCRIPT NOTATION to let future schools and employers know that you graduated with Honors.
Reach Your Goals
What will you be doing in 2014? We will work with you to define your goals,develop your interests, and put together a customized educational plan that will transform your vision into reality. Instead of prescribing a strict set of requirements, we give you the freedom to choose in-class and out-of-class learning experiences that will lead you down the path to personal success.
Get Personal Attention
Individual Advising + Small Class Size + Active Faculty = More Than Just a Number Between personal advising, small interactive classes, and many faculty actively involved with Honors beyond the classroom, you will always have the guidance and support you need to take advantage of all that Miami has to offer.
Gain Real-World Experience
As an honors student, you will customize your general education requirements to include stimulating learning experiences such as interactive honors seminars, professional internships, study abroad, research, and community service projects.
Challenge Yourself
We cater to students who are looking to push themselves as scholars and grow as individuals. We know that sometimes "more challenge" is interpreted as "a larger quantity" of work rather than a "higher level" of work, and we take steps to insure that this is not the case for our students.We balance the right level of challenge with the right amount of support to get a formula guaranteed to help you reach your full potential.
Make Connections
With a close-knit student community, active faculty excited about teaching and mentoring, a successful alumni base, and strong ties to major employers--you will connect with life-long friends, caring mentors, and exceptional opportunities at Miami and beyond.
Achieve Success
Honors will prepare you to get a great job or into a top-notch school after Miami. Clearly, our students succeed:
Class of 2009:
Miami Honors
National Average
Acceptance rate into law school
100%
66%
Acceptance rate into medical school
90%
52%
Acceptance rate into graduate school
84%
N/A
Job placement prior to graduation
87%
35%
Students who return after the first year
98%
75%
Students who graduate within 4 years
98%
<53%
DIRECTOR'S VIDEO:
Learn more about the philosophy behind our uniquely structured program from Honors Director, Dr. Carolyn Haynes.
