Experiences in Honors Pathway
Honors College is open to any major. Students who join the Honors College take small, interdisciplinary, seminar style classes where they discuss ideas and raise questions stimulated by readings, field trips, and campus research. Participation in the Honors College offers students a chance to collaborate with other energetic minds while enjoying a variety of extraordinary learning opportunities, including unique course topics and cross-cultural experiences. All Honors students have the opportunity to engage directly with a TXST faculty member of their choice on a Capstone proposal, which typically culminates in the production and presentation of a creative or research project. Students who successfully complete all Honors requirements, including their Capstone component, receive the coveted Honors designation on their transcript, along with a crystal medallion commemorating their time with the Honors College.
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Explore the Honors Pathway in the dropdown menus below.
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First Year
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ADVANCE your academic journey
Meet with an Honors College Advisor to develop your academic planning and choose the the Traditional Path or the Minor in Honors Studies.
Review scholarship opportunities available to admitted Honors College students.
Join the Honors College Living Learning Community to experience your first year together with other passionate Honors students.
Take Honors classes.
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EXPAND your personal and social development
Attend Honors College and Honors/Terry LLC events.
Consider applying to become a Stelos Scholar.
Accept the invitation to join Alpha Lambda Delta, the Honor Society for First-Year Academic Success, in the spring semester.
Explore study abroad options including faculty-led programs, meaningful service in TXST’s community, exchange, virtual, and short-term affiliated programs which are available through Education Abroad.
Review criteria for applying to the McNair Scholars.
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ENRICH your practical competence
Review the requirements and consider applying for an Undergraduate Research Fellowship for future research plans.
Attend an IDEA Center workshop or Undergraduate Research Conference to learn more about undergraduate research.
Visit BOSS for scholarship opportunities offered by Honors College.
Join Wednesday Night Writes or Writer’s Circle sessions to get additional academic or creative writing guidance.
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ELEVATE your career and professional life
Review and update your resume with Career Services for upcoming opportunities.
Start a portfolio or document all the Honors events you’ve attended via the Bobcat Organization Hub.
Explore and apply to external scholarships and fellowships to fund education abroad and research internships or propel your career in public service, STEM research, or graduate education.
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Middle Years
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ADVANCE your academic journey
Meet with an Honors College Advisor to monitor your academic progress.
Meet with a faculty mentor to identify an undergraduate research or Honors College Capstone opportunity.
Ensure your enrollment plans for capstone courses in the coming semesters
View the Honors College Capstone Digital Database to view past projects for inspiration and foundations.
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EXPAND your personal and social development
Attend Honors College Ambassador and Honors College events.
Utilize study spaces in Lampasas Hall.
Participate in a faculty-led program, meaningful service in TXST’s community, exchange, virtual, and short-term affiliated programs which are available through Education Abroad.
Apply to internships, Partners in the Parks through NCHC, The Washington Center, or the Nobel Peace Summit.
Travel to the Oxford Consortium on Human Rights.
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ENRICH your practical competence
Continue getting additional academic or creative writing guidance from Wednesday Night Writes or Writer’s Circle sessions.
Participate in Honors College Ambassadors to develop leadership skills.
Review your junior or senior year potential eligibility to join national multidisciplinary collegiate honor societies such as Alpha Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, or Phi Kappa Phi.
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ELEVATE your career and professional life
Attend an alumni networking event.
Continue exploring or apply to external scholarships and fellowships to fund education abroad and research internships or propel your career in public service, STEM research, or graduate education.
Seek scholarship opportunities offered by the Honors College.
Meet with a faculty mentor to identify lab or other undergraduate research or Honors College Capstone opportunity.
Consider submitting a proposal to the Undergraduate Research journals. (TXSTUR, Scribendi) or the Undergraduate Research Fellowship grants program.
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Final Years
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ADVANCE your academic journey
Check your Degree Audit and meet with your academic and Honors College advisors to verify progress toward completion of Traditional Path or the minor in Honors Studies.
Complete your Honors Capstone.
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EXPAND your personal and social development
Meet your fellow capstone classmates.
Deliver a presentation at the TXST Undergraduate Research Conference, National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC), Great Plains Honors Council, or in a student conference, workshop, seminar or community organization.
Utilize study spaces in Lampasas Hall.
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ENRICH your practical competence
Continue getting additional academic or creative writing guidance from Wednesday Night Writes or Writer’s Circle sessions.
Attend a professional conference.
Deliver a presentation at the TXST Undergraduate Research Conference, National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC), Great Plains Honors Council, or in a student conference, workshop, seminar or community organization.
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ELEVATE your career and professional life
Deliver a presentation at the Undergraduate Research Conference, NCUR, NCHC, Great Plains Honors Conference, or in a student conference, workshop, seminar or community organization.
Review and apply to external scholarships and fellowships to fund education abroad and research internships or propel your career in public service, STEM research, or graduate education.
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Career Opportunities
Consult your major map for relevant career opportunities.