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The UHP Student
Why join the Honors program? Aside from the small, interdisciplinary seminars and faculty who will treat you like a colleague rather than a student, here are 21 reasons for you to check us out:
- Study with students from all UNM schools and colleges—get diverse opinions in class
- A unique grading system that encourages academic risk-taking
- Opportunities for upper-division independent research
- Personal counseling and academic advisement
- Social and cultural events
- Special library privileges — check out books for a whole semester, like a grad student
- Lecture series
- Field-based seminars
- Scholarship and fellowship information and assistance — in the past 7 years, UHP students have won: Rhodes (2), Truman (6), Fulbright (1), Marshall (2), Goldwater (6), not to mention other study-abroad and outstanding student awards
- Honors designation on diploma and final transcripts
- Opportunity to participate in regional and national honors conferences
- All honors seminars meet graduation requirements, elective requirements, and sometimes count toward majors and minors
- Special emphasis on student research through primary texts to encourage original thinking
- Day and evening classes
- Honors students bring home awards from national competitions
- No traditional exams
- Cash stipends and awards to outstanding students in various categories
- No Friday classes!
- Computer pod with Internet access
- Study abroad opportunities: UHP Conexiones Program, UHP Biodiversity in Australia program, and NCHC Honors Semesters
