Honors Programs

Because the University of Richmond offers every student an academically demanding curriculum, close faculty attention, and undergraduate research opportunities, there is not one University-wide honors program that’s open to all eligible students, regardless of major. Rather, individual academic departments implement specific requirements students must meet if they are to graduate “with honors” in a particular academic discipline. Not all departments offer an honors option.

Those departments that do offer an honors program expect a substantial commitment from students. In most departments, students must submit a formal application to graduate with honors, must meet any additional course requirements outlined by the department, and must complete an intensive senior thesis or comparable research project.

Departments that currently offer honors programs include:

Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Economics
English
History
Mathematics
Philosophy
Political Science
Theatre