Benefits of the Honors Program

Honors students enjoy a variety of privileges on campus. All Honors students have priority registration. This means that regardless of class rank, Honors students may register for classes on the first available day. Honors housing is located in Wheeler. 

Honors classes are generally smaller, allowing for more 1-1 time with professors and intensive class discussions and debate.  As we like to say, “it’s not more work, it’s different work.”

Honors students are frequently invited to present research findings at conferences around the country--especially the Southern Regional Honors Conference, the National Collegiate Honors Conference, the Virginias Collegiate Honors Conference, and the National Conference on Undergraduate Research--and engage in other travel opportunities while in the program.  Students who are accepted to present their research at these conferences will have their expenses paid for by the honors program.

Honors students are invited each fall to a reception in their honor at Longwood House, hosted by President Patricia and Dr. Raymond Cormier. Also in the first semester, you can participate in other activities, such as archaeological research at Nomini Hall in Westmoreland, Virginia; apple gleaning in the Blue Ridge Mountains; and a special Orientation Retreat at Smith Mountain Lake.

Prospective Students - Benefits