Honors College
Kent State University
P.O. Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242
phone: 330-672-2312
fax: 330-672-3327
honors@kent.edu

The Honors Concept

Our responsibility is to provide a rigorous curriculum that offers intellectual challenge to the best students in the university.  Our courses are designed to stretch the mind, sharpen skills, and encourage high standards of performance.  Our belief is that regardless of degree program, students should be liberally educated.  Therefore, Honors College students are encouraged to select courses that provide an understanding of the arts, humanities and sciences.

Membership Benefits

There are many reasons for wanting to be a member of the Honors College.  Here are just of a few of them.

• access to a unique living/learning community in the Stopher-Johnson Complex
• small, challenging classes
• close relationships with other students and the best instructors
• priority registration
• personal/academic support through individual advising
• flexible curriculum choices with many options to empower you intellectually
• encouragement and financial support for study away experiences
• undergraduate research opportunities (including Senior Honors Thesis)
• opportunities to develop leadership skills
• high standards of artistic, scholarly, and scientific inquiry
• small liberal arts experience within the framework of the larger university

Our Students

Honors College membership at Kent State University is open to all majors and hosts approximately 1,200 students at the Kent Campus and five Regional Campuses.  Our students are encouraged to be engaged members of the university community through membership and leadership in Honors College and other campus organizations.

Honors Classes

Honors College classes emphasize the intellectual value in the pursuit of knowledge.  Every effort is made to show students the connections between disciplines.  Honors classes are small, taught by carefully chosen faculty, and emphasize students’ active involvement in their learning.  Plentiful opportunities for individual study, including the Senior Honors Thesis/Project give students exciting experiences in following their intellectual curiosity.

Student Support

Academic advising in the Honors College is closely attentive.  It aims to empower students to make informed choices about their education.  An Honors College residence hall, state-of-the-art facilities, experiences including study away opportunities and cultural programming all support bright and motivated students seeking an intellectual home with the larger university.

Learn More About the Honors College

Read more about the Honors College on this website.  If you have questions in regard to membership, please contact our Admissions Coordinator, Carolyn Sampson at csampson@kent.edu.