Honors Program

The Berkeley College Honors Program is a selective program that gives students the chance to explore a cross-disciplinary topic in greater depth than is possible in the regular undergraduate program. The current theme for 2012 is Science, Technology, and Ethics. Past seminars include On Violence, Redesigning Life: Beauty and the Body in Culture, and Redesigning the World: Environmentalism, Sustainability, and the Future of the Earth. A variety of plenary sessions were integrated into the seminars. Students admitted to the Honors Program are given an iPad during their first course, which is used on all assignments and brought to class to use as a reference tool.

To be considered eligible for the program, students must have completed 72 credits while maintaining a GPA of 3.80 or higher in the quarter prior to admission to the Honors Program. Admitted students will receive a written letter of acceptance from the Director by the end of the fourth week in the quarter prior to beginning the program.

Credits earned in the Honors Program will contribute to the fulfillment of the liberal arts requirement. All students who complete the program with a GPA of 3.70 or higher will be recognized at graduation and have Berkeley College Honors noted on their diploma.