Honors Program Benefits

As a member of the Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program at Spelman College, you can receive these benefits:

• Specially designed and enriching core and elective courses offered by outstanding faculty

• Intellectually challenging environment with emphasis on dialog, discussion and critical inquiry

• Small Seminar discussion centered classes to stimulate intellectual exchanges

• Advisement for curricular planning, co-curricular activities and career goals

• Overload fee waiver up to 20 hours per semester

• Eligibility for various scholarship, fellowship or internship opportunities

• Special “Honors Program” designation on transcript

• Recognition in Commencement Program

• Award of blue Honors cord to be worn with graduation regalia

• Priority housing in a special dorm, Living and Learning Center I, for closer interaction with the Honors community of peers (based on space availability and currently available for first year students only)

• Funding for conference and workshop attendance, as well as research support

• Participation in Honors sponsored retreat, cultural events, speaker events, faculty-student discussion forums, reading discussions

• Membership in Honors Program Student Association with opportunities for communication through class liaisons, leadership development, service involvement, extra-curricular activities and participation in social events

• Research experience through the capstone senior thesis project and writing

• Student achievements profiled in Honors newsletter, "The Informer"

• Students have access to amenities such as the Honors Program student lounge equipped with computers and quiet study area