Honors Program

Prospective Students: Applications for new students for 2012-13 are now available. Transfer students and students currently enrolled at Chico can also apply with our transfer application.

Welcome to Honors!

The Honors Program offers you the opportunity to work closely with some of Chico State's best professors in small, specially designed courses. These classes provide lively and engaging experiences designed to spark your interests. In this small community of scholars, true learning partnership can grow, giving you an opportunity to get to know and work with other motivated students who become your friends, and faculty who become your mentors. You become part of a vital learning community that extends beyond the classroom walls. The Honors Program provides you with a comfortable place to go within the larger university, a home base that is friendly and supportive. Please read our short brochure, available in PDF format.

Benefits of the Honors Program:

• Greater involvement in the cultural, intellectual, and social life of the University
• Opportunity to work with great professors and motivated students
• Small classes
• Priority registration until graduation
• Recognition at graduation with a medallion and certificate
• Recognition on your diploma and transcripts
• Upper-division theme classes taught by two professors per class
• Personalized academic advising and guidance
• Opportunity to live in Honors House as a first-year freshman

We offer three different ways to graduate with Honors at Chico State:

• Honors in General Education
• Integrated Teacher Education Core (ITEC)
• Honors in the Major