Why Honors?

Benefits

As most students would tell you, there are countless benefits to being an Honors student in the College of Education & Health Professions (COEHP). Here are just a few of them:

  • Community of like-minded scholars
  • Mentoring relationship with talented faculty
  • Undergraduate research experience
  • Enhanced career and graduate/professional school opportunities
  • Eligibility to apply for study abroad and research grants
  • Latin honors designation on diploma and transcript
  • Unique honors events and colloquia
  • Smaller class size
  • Honors housing
  • Priority academic registration
  • Additional fellowship and scholarship opportunities

What are students saying?

Savannah BuschSavannah Busch

Public Health
Class of 2022

"The COEHP Honors Program is a unique community of students, faculty, and staff who have continuously encouraged me throughout my years at the University of Arkansas. I learned how to be a confident leader in the Peer Mentor program, was able to build personal connections with my honors professors through study abroad and research, and I gained new friendships with my peers at COEHP Honors events. The program has truly enriched my college experience."

 

 

Annelise Zaring

Kinesiology
Class of 2019

"I can safely say the COEHP Honors Program has enriched my college experience. The faculty have continually challenged me to set meaningful goals for myself, working with me to achieve them so that I can take pride in how far I have come as an Honors student."