The Honors Program is a competitive program that selects 80 incoming freshman students a year.  An honors designation is the most universally recognized sign of academic distinction achieved in higher education. Graduate schools and employers alike know that honors students have proven their academic abilities in a rigorous program, culminating in a final research project in their academic discipline.  The Honors Program allows students to pursue their major and minor degree work, while providing enriched academic experiences in Honors courses, seminars, research projects and social activities.

An Honors Program experience is your opportunity to:

• Engage in independent scholarly or creative work
• Work directly with faculty advisors in the program
• Distinguish yourself amongst your peers
• Learn more about what motivates you and interests you

Additionally, the SVSU Honors Program offers:

• Specially designed courses in a liberal-arts-based curriculum  your first two years
• Priority registration (advanced class standing registration) your first two years
• The opportunity to receive a $1,500 travel scholarship
• The opportunity to live in “Honors Housing,” a community of strong academic students with diverse interests (optional)
• Potential funding for research projects, based on application
• The experience of working closely with faculty in research, creative work, and proposal writing

Application criteria:

• Graduating high school senior
  • Minimum 3.70 cumulative high school GPA & a minimum 28 ACT composite score
  OR
  
  • Be ranked #1 or #2 in your high school graduating class & a minimum 24 ACT composite score
• Be admitted to the university

To apply for the Honors Program:

• Submit your application for admission to the University to the SVSU Office of Admissions
• Once admitted to the university, qualified students will automatically be sent an invitation to apply for the Honors Program
• Selection is competitive

Visit the SVSU HONORS PROGRAM PAGE

Recent Honors Thesis Work

2011 - 2012

Effects of the Hybridization of Black Ducks and Mallard Ducks
Peasant-Worker Women in Pre-Revolutionary Russia:  Problems and Opportunities
Life Approaching Death:  Time and Identity in End of Life Narratives
Smaller is Better:  The Competitive Advantage of a Small Firm
Expression of Isoprene Synthase as a Proposed Cytotoxicity Relief Mechanism
The Use of Code Generation Software in the Development of Web Applications
Population Genetics of Great Lakes Zebra Mussels:  Dreissena Polymorpha
Habituation of the Electrodermal Response in Attention-Deficity/Hyperactivity Disorder