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Below is a list of commonly asked questions concerning the business honors
program and honors courses.
What is the Honors Program?
Honors at Villanova is a comprehensive four-year program of challenging seminars, research opportunities, service projects, and cultural and social events designed to bring together exceptional students and dedicated faculty. Honors courses and co-curricular activities enrich and complement the academic experience inherent in a Villanova education.
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How can I get into the Honors Program?
Incoming students are invited for admission into the Program on the basis of their
academic credentials, or a previously expressed interest in Honors.
For current Villanova students with a GPA of 3.5 or above, upperclassmen may apply for admittance into the University Honors Program by midterm break for the following semester. Admission decisions will be made over midterm break. Current freshmen may apply by the final examination period for admission for the following semester. Admission decisions will be made over the semester recess.
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Is Honors available in Business?
VSB students may take Honors courses to fulfill requirements and electives in
business and in the liberal arts and sciences, courses Villanova University believes are an essential component of any undergraduate degree program. Students in the professional colleges are full participants in the Honors Program and all its activities.
Moreover, students in all colleges who complete eight Honors courses (a
concentration) receive a certificate for the Honors Program Sequence in Liberal
Studies.
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Can Honors students get funding for study abroad?
Up to 20 Honors students each year are awarded the Connelly-Delouvrier International Scholarship, which provides tuition funding for an academic semester abroad.
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What kinds of activities does the Honors Program
sponsor?
Faculty and students frequently get together outside of class individually, as a class, and in larger Program-sponsored events. Every year, the Program sponsors trips to cultural events in New York, Washington and Philadelphia. Students present their own research in the informal atmosphere of Friday Colloquia and share their musical and artistic talents in recitals and exhibitions. All students are invited to contribute to Polis, a literary magazine and journal of opinion. Honors students frequently have the opportunity to meet informally with distinguished lecturers who visit campus. Through the Honors Events Committee, they also invite speakers and plan social and cultural events for the Program. In addition, students participate equally with faculty in setting policy and selecting new courses for the Program. Indeed, every year is different, depending on the special interests and initiatives of the students themselves.
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Are Honors students isolated from the rest of the Villanova
community?
Honors students participate actively in all aspects of the Villanova community; Honors is only one aspect of their campus life. Students in the Program are housed in close proximity to one another to facilitate group work, but there are no exclusively-Honors residence halls. Honors students always take some of their classes in regular sections. And while strong friendships inevitably develop in Honors seminars, students’ campus and social lives are not restricted to students they meet in Honors. Indeed, Honors students traditionally have been involved in all kinds of campus organizations, often as leaders.
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Will I succeed in Honors? How will Honors courses affect
my grades?
Students who have done well in high school generally have the ability to do well in Honors courses. For most students invited into the Program, the issue is less ability than motivation. For example, will I mind finishing a reading assignment or completing a paper while my friends are partying?
Motivated students in the Program will receive top grades as in any course. Some may find they have to work harder for that "A or A-" in an Honors seminar than for a ‘sure A’ in a regular section. Others find that they do better in Honors courses because they learn better in the Program’s small-class environment of open discussion.
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How competitive is Honors?
Honors students find their principal competition comes from themselves. Students in the Program are supportive of each other and work as academic teammates, not adversaries.
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How can I contact the Honors Program office?
For inquiries regarding the Honors Program:
Villanova University
Garey Hall 106
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
Phone: 610.519.4650
Fax: 610.519.5405
honorsprogram@villanova.edu
Director: Dr. Thomas Smith
Associate Director: Karima Bouchenafa 610.519.5299
Program Coordinator: Barbara Romano 610.519.5987
Director of Undergraduate Grants and Awards:
Jane Morris
610.519.5928
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