Overview

The Liberal Arts Honors Program offers students an academic community like that of a small liberal arts college, but with the unparalleled resources of a large research university. We offer students special opportunities for enriched learning and recognition at every level of their academic career, from their first semester to graduation.

Freshman Honors

Students apply to this program during the senior year of high school. Those admitted take honors sections of lower-division introductory courses during their freshman and sophomore years.

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Departmental Honors

Each department in the College of Liberal Arts has an honors program for exceptionally accomplished upper-division students. A departmental honors student earns Special Honors by advanced undergraduate work and the preparation of an honors thesis in the senior year. Apply to the honors adviser in the major department.

Liberal Arts Honors (upper division)

Students pursuing a Plan I Bachelor of Arts degree may qualify for graduation with Honors in the College of Liberal Arts by taking three intensive upper division LAH courses. No application is required, but enrollment in these courses is limited to Plan I students who have earned a cumulative UT GPA of 3.5 and who have completed of 60 credit hours.

Humanities Program

The Humanities major is an individualized, interdisciplinary course of study that cannot be adequately pursued by a single departmental major, double major, or dual degree. Applicants who have earned a 3.5 GPA in at least 30 (but not more than 90) credit hours at UT Austin may prepare a contract proposal in collaboration with the Humanities Program adviser.

Please note: The Plan II Honors Program is not administered by the Liberal Arts Honors Programs office.