Exceptional Minds. Extraordinary Futures.
Quick Links
Customized links for
Honors College
The Towson University Honors College is committed to undergraduate students’ intellectual and character development. With an emphasis on interdisciplinary study, research and co-curricular experiences, we seek to cultivate flexible minds and foster broad knowledge that strengthens students’ scholarly interests, nurtures their talents, develops their sense of ethical responsibility and enables them to navigate a globalized world.
Here are five reasons to choose Towson University Honors:
Emphasis on Experiential Learning
Opportunities for advanced research projects, theses, study abroad, internships, and service-learning courses offer direct experiential learning shaped by a student’s interests. The experiences and the products resulting from these courses better position students for career opportunities or for graduate school.
Enriched Seminar Classes
Seminars are the core of the Honors curriculum, and each one is designed to explore topics from multiple scholarly points of view. Our discussion-based, collaborative classes examine creative topics that you’ll only find here, in small settings – 10 to 20 students.
Outstanding Faculty
Honors faculty represent a range of disciplines and scholarly outlooks. What they share is a passion for teaching and for advancing student learning. Faculty work with students in the Honors College by choice, and they bring to the program examples of intellectual curiosity and professional accomplishment. Most importantly, they are eager to support students who seek opportunities for growth.
Perspectives from Multiple Disciplines
Honors courses not only reflect the different disciplines that faculty draw upon in creating the courses but also the different academic perspectives of students within the courses. 95% of Honors seminars contain students from at least five of the six degree-granting colleges at Towson University, offering a rich mix of student ideas seldom found in American higher education.
Community Engagement
We are a small community of highly motivated individuals within a large university setting. Honors students are athletes, leaders, and dedicated members of their campus, local, and international communities. Douglass House, the Honors residence hall, is the heart of our community. It’s where you can live, work, and learn with other Honors students in pursuit of your passions with the guidance of faculty and staff.
About Our People
News & Events
Recent News
Stay Connected to the Honors College
Student research focuses on keeping disinfected water safe
Lauren Cahalan '18 pursues excellence in academics and athletics
The road to success
Happening Soon
Final Exam Period
MAY 16-22
All day
Best of luck on your final exams!
Honors Move-In
AUGUST 22
TBD
Incoming Honors students who elect to live on campus will be scheduled to move in early on Wednesday, August 22. Housing & Residence Life will provide details on move-in weekend in early August.
Honors Orientation
AUGUST 22-23
All day
Honors Orientation is a required program designed to introduce incoming students to the foundations of undergraduate honors education at Towson University and allow incoming students to connect with each other prior to the start of their first term.
Welcome to TU 2018
AUGUST 23-26
All day
Welcome to TU is a series of events for all new students to Towson University to acclimate to campus and connect with other students. This series is organized by the office of New Student & Family Programs, not the Honors College.
Contact Information
Honors College
Location
Stephens Hall, Room 302
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.