Honors College Chart

March 2, 2009

The Honors College est. 2002 Now one of the largest Honors Colleges in the nation, Baylor's Honors College fall '08 enrollment was near capacity: approximately 1,400 individuals, with 11 percent enrolled in more than one program. Small classes focus on written and verbal skills: 80 percent of classes enroll fewer than 20 students, and nearly 100 percent enroll fewer than 25. Students don't need upper-level standing to take distinguished professors' classes; all Honors College faculty members teach freshmen. The Honors College is organized into four undergraduate programs: the Honors Program, University Scholars, Baylor Interdisciplinary Core and Great Texts.
Honors Program est. 1959	University Scholars est. 1974	Baylor Interdisciplinary Core (BIC) est. 1995	Great Texts (GTX) est. 2002
Supplements traditional &nontraditional degrees & majors with a focus on independent research and interdisciplinary learning. Students work in collaboration with faculty mentors.	Designed for intellectually gifted and motivated students, this major allows students to create an individualized curriculum with an advisor, including a reading list of 20-30 books.	Program consis of an alternative core curriculum consisting of five sequences, which cover the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.	A sustained curriculum in the greatest works of human intellectual achievement. Students in Honors and University Scholars take special GTX courses.
Avg. SAT: 1350	Avg. SAT: 1450	Avg. SAT: 1264	Avg. SAT: N/A
Dr. Andrew Wisely, Director	Dr. Alden Smith,Director	Dr. Mark Long, Interim Director	Dr. Scott H. Moore, Director
Program	Major	Program	Major, Minor
Thesis required	Thesis required	no Thesis	no Thesis
students: 781	students: 177	students: 567	students: 30 majors/ 13 minors
WEB	WEB	WEB	WEB
The Honors Residential College est. 2006 Students participating in any of the four Honors College programs can apply to live in the Honors Residential College Living and Learning Center, housed in the historic Alexander and Memorial Residence Halls, right in the heart of campus. The HRC's capacity is 344 students, and rooms are in high demand.