Excellence is more than a grade on a transcript. It is bold action that comes in many forms: Leadership. Service. Working toward justice. Sustainability efforts. Creative expression. And myriad other ways to explore and improve the world. 

We honor the excellence in you. LVC’s Honors Program is a living-learning experience for a select group of curious, passionate, action-oriented students.

It combines specialized academic and out-of-class opportunities, including designated Honors courses in the Constellation LVC curriculum (the College’s unique general education program) that focus on hands-on, immersive learning, and interdisciplinary exploration.

You belong. You’ll live with your Honors Program peers, who come from diverse backgrounds and have varied academic interests. Together—and with the mentorship of an Honors Resident Assistant and your professors—you’ll form a community of support, inclusion, respect, and friendship. You’ll collaborate to develop programs and projects to further your interests and get more out of your LVC experience.

The minimum academic standards for admission to the program are a high school GPA of 3.5 and rank in the upper 20% of your high school class. While these factors are important, our admission process is holistic, and other factors, including evidence of leadership, interdisciplinary interests, and community service, are strongly considered in admissions decisions.

Please note that our inaugural Honors Program cohort is by invitation only. There are a limited number of spots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Along with indicating interest, students must participate in an interview and then enroll at LVC to secure a spot in the Honors Program. 

 

Honors Advantages

• An annual $1,000 scholarship toward tuition
• Honors courses with inspiring faculty
• Choice residence hall assignments
• An Honors graduation ceremony, regalia, and diploma
• A competitive career advantage

 

Your Honors Commitment

We get it. You’re passionate, and you want to make the world better—but you want to get involved with other amazing opportunities the College offers, too. So, what’s the commitment?

It’s pretty simple. You need 18 Honors units to graduate from LVC with Honors. Most of those units (95%) are completed in special sections in general education: so, you’re taking classes you would take anyway, just with other Honors students. Honors classes focus on the significant challenges facing our world, and what we can do to help our society and communities solve those problems.

And if you decide it’s not for you? You can withdraw at any time.

If you commit to Honors for the 20–21 academic year, know that you’re committing to:

• Living with other Honors students in our Honors First-Year Learning Community
• Participating in fun activities in the residence hall and community with other Honors students
• Taking the Honors First-Year Experience courses in fall and spring, both of which fulfill general education requirements
• Taking a 1-credit Immersive class that introduces you to local community service opportunities in the spring semester—this will also fulfill one of your Immersive requirements for general education!
• Maintaining your GPA. Though we don’t have a GPA requirement for first-year students to remain in the program, we do as you progress through your academic career. The GPA threshold for sophomores is 3.1, juniors is 3.2, and graduation is 3.3.

 

Living-Learning Community

The Honors First-Year Community will be housed in our Mary Green Residence Hall. We will have in-person and virtual meet-and-greet events to help you identify a roommate; look for more of those details soon! 

 

Ok, I’m interested! What do you need?

Go to this form to answer a few questions!