Honors College
Love truth, kindle faith, and cultivate virtue in friendship, study, and service to Christ and neighbor.
The Honors College unites two majors and two programs committed to helping undergraduates pursue questions that often fall between the cracks of the specialized disciplines, by exploring the writings of scientists along with the writings of poets, historians, and philosophers.
Integrated learning that fulfills most university general ed requirements.
Wisdom through life-changing encounters with foundational works of literature, theology, and philosophy.
Enhanced learning for any major with independent and innovative research.
Freedom to pursue multiple disciplines and high-level research opportunities.
Benefits
The Honors College brings together a community of students and faculty devoted to the love of learning, to the cultivation of wonder, and to pursuing life’s most important questions both within and outside of the classroom. Students engage in rich conversations with prominent faculty through two distinct undergraduate majors, University Scholars and Great Texts, as well as two programs, the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core and the Honors Program.
Honors Residential College
The Honors Residential College (HRC) is an optional multi-year community that fosters intellectual, moral, and spiritual formation through friendship, integrated study, community service, and spiritual engagement. The HRC is home to 330 Baylor students enrolled in one of the Honors College majors or programs above. The HRC is located in Alexander and Memorial Halls.
News
Read More NewsFor the first time in years, I read Pico della Mirandola’s “Oration on the Dignity of Man.” Hailed as “the most succinct expression of the mind of the Renaissance,” it’s brash in ambition. He was aware that his speech “would be irritating and offensive” and that he would be resented for daring, “at my age, a mere twenty-four years, . . . to propose a disputation concerning the most subtle mysteries of Christian theology.” Pico’s ambition exceeded his ability. His bravado further undermined his reception. Yet he gets some important things right.
Jennifer Atwood’s journey to her calling began with a simple curiosity about the past. What started as a dream to become a museum curator turned into a passion for great books. Now a teacher at The Academy of Classical Christian Studies in Oklahoma City, Atwood credits Baylor’s Honors College with shaping her approach to teaching and learning.
Four Baylor University students have been named University Innovation Fellows, a nationally competitive global program run by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design that empowers student leaders to increase campus engagement with innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking and creativity.
Luke Padon is no stranger to Baylor—he was raised by two Baylor alumni. Now, as a freshman, he’s not just stepping onto campus; he’s following in his father’s footsteps by joining the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core. As the BIC approaches its 30th anniversary, Luke and his father, Dr. Derek Padon (BA ’99), are making history as the first father-son duo to participate in the Honors College’s alternative core program.