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Honors Program

Honors students standing in front of the Statue of Liberty

Bringing together teachers and students who share

  • A passion for exploration
  • An investment in innovation
  • A commitment to creativity
  • A desire to know more

Throughout the program, you are advised and taught by some of Lakeland's best faculty members, who can help you imagine, develop, and complete a curriculum that matters to you. You'll be invited to have lunch with guest speakers, meet with the college President, and participate in off-campus trips and events.

Coursework begins in your freshman year, with courses that link you to other honors students, develop your oral and written skills, and help you begin thinking more creatively.

In your sophomore and junior years, cultivate your interests through two types of courses: honors seminars and directed readings. Honors seminars analyze cutting-edge topics through an interdisciplinary lens, while directed readings allow you to study a single topic one-on-one with a faculty member of your choice. You could study biotechnology, magic realism, script-writing, game theory, the Harry Potter series, existentialism, genetic determinism, aliens, immigration — the choice is yours!

Your honors experience concludes in your senior year, where you are responsible for designing, creating, and implementing a project of your own — a great preliminary to any graduate school or work experience.

To be considered for the Honors Program, applicants must have a 3.25 GPA or better in high school or from transfer institutions; or 24 or higher for composite ACT. You can apply online below, or to request more information please contact Scott Niederjohn by email at niederjohnms@lakeland.edu or by phone (920) 565-1239.

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Honors Program Application
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Essay

Please tell us in 350-500 words why you would be well-suited for the Honors Program. Specifically, we would like you to describe an area in which you would like to develop your creativity, providing examples of your intellectual curiosity. We recommend that you write your essay in Microsoft Word or another word processing program and then paste it into this text box. Alternately, essays can be emailed to admissions@lakeland.edu.