On behalf of the staff, faculty, and students of the University Honors Program, I want to express a warm welcome. I write to advise you to arrange a provisional course schedule prior to registration for fall semester.
As you may know, entering freshmen must confer with an academic advisor in their prospective major prior to online registration that occurs on the Moscow campus on "Vandal Fridays" (
March 30 or April 13, with UHP Information Sessions 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. on each Vandal Friday, held in the Kibbie Dome Team Room C, located in the northeast corridor) and also registration online for other new students starting at 7 p.m. April 16, 2012. To help you understand honors advising, please review the "
Honors Program Overview" and refer to the list of fall semester honors courses. Read this information and advice carefully so that you may include at least three HON-designated credits in your fall schedule.
Not able to come to campus on March 30 or April 13? Call your primary major(s)/department(s) to learn who will be your academic advisor, and see the university
Academic Advising site.
Also note that to retain program membership privileges, including priority registration, new UHP students must maintain a University of Idaho 3.3 institutional GPA, and complete at minimum three honors credits in the first semester, and at least six HON-designated credits by the end of the second semester.
When you confer with academic advisors, it is essential to let them know that you will need to include one or more honors classes in your fall schedule. It will be important for you also to understand the university's core curriculum requirements in general education, including opportunities for honors students to enroll in honors sections of general education core courses—each of the three-to-four credit 100-200 level honors courses counts towards fulfilling, for instance, some category within the university’s requirements in general education. Honors study is an opportunity to enrich your education: the initiative to enroll in honors courses rests with you.
For those who have already met with an academic advisor or who have talked with an advisor, if you did not include an honors course in your proposed schedule, you may need to contact your advisor again to rearrange your schedule to include an honors class.
If you have questions or need assistance be sure to use the UI toll-free number, 1-888-884-3246, which will reach the campus operator who can connect you with any campus office. If you wish to contact the honors program office directly, please call 208-885-6147.
Again, welcome to the University of Idaho and to the UHP, we are glad that you are preparing to join the honors community here, and look forward to seeing a good many of you in the coming weeks.
University Honors Program