True or False
Incoming freshmen need to have a 24 ACT or a 3.25 GPA to get into the Honors College
False, Incoming freshmen need both a 24 ACT and a 3.25 high school GPA
What is the maximum number of people in an Honors class on average?
25
What is the name of the student organization for Honors students?
Honors classes offer more in depth, hands on, and discussion or group based work than regular classes
True, Honors class prepare students for real world experiences in a small classroom environment giving ample opportunity to form connections with professors, industry leaders, and future professional peers.
What is the name of the perk that allows Honors students to enroll in classes before everyone else on campus?
Priority Registration
Where can you find details for events hosted by Honors staff and students?
Tigerzone; Honors website memphis.edu/honors; Honors and HSO Instagram pages
The Honors College requires scholarship service hours
False, the Honors College only helps fulfill scholarship service hours. Every 3 credit Honors course passed with a B or higher satisfies 25 service hours.
How many scholarship service hours does a 3 credit Honors class satisfy?
25
What is the name of the building that houses the Honors staff, student lounge, computer lab, and classroom?
Honors Hall
If I join Honors, all of my classes will be Honors classes
False, Honors students are recommended to take just 1 or 2 Honors classes per semester.
Name three experiences that Honors students Honors students are able to participate in:
Upper Division Honors Courses; Honors Contracts; Graduate Level Courses; Study Abroad; Academic Internships; National Student Exchange.
What is the name of the dormitory that houses Honors students?
The Living Learning Complex (LLC)
Freshmen Honors students are required to live in Honors Housing
False, Honors housing is optional but recommended for students to build community and experience campus culture
To what country are Honors students going for the annual Spring Study Tour in Spring 2027?
Norway
Name one way Honors students can get involved in undergraduate research on campus:
Find opportunities on the UG research website; work under a faculty member on a research project; attend on campus conferences hosted by Honors or their major department; become an Honors summer research fellow; submit their research to the undergraduate Queasitum research journal