Honors Program

Honors Program

The Unity College Honors Program offers an engaging challenge for academically talented and motivated students from all academic disciplines. The Honors Program takes an integrated approach, valuing permeable boundaries between learning environments and disciplines. Through a variety of curricular and co-curricular components, Honors students will be encouraged to reach their potential as independent thinkers and creative problem solvers.

Unity College Honors Program Sustainability Science

Entry requirements for incoming students include either a minimum combined SAT score of 1800 (or ACT of 25), or high school GPA above a 3.50 on a 4.0 scale.  Demonstrated motivation to succeed and exceptional achievements (e.g., creative abilities, overcoming obstacles, extensive community service) are also considered.  Unity College students who did not enroll in the Honors Program in their first semester at the College and who meet the Honors Program requirements may apply to the Program at any point during their time at the College. Transfer students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 at their previous college may also enroll in the Honors Program and may apply up to 9 credits of Honors credits that were accepted in transfer to Unity College towards the Honors Program.  Details about the requirements and process of admission to the Honors Program can be found in the Unity College Honors Program Handbook which will be available soon. For more information, please contact Aimee Phillipppi at aphillippi@unity.edu or Michele Leavitt at mleavitt@unity.edu.

To fulfill the Honors Program requirements, students must complete 21 credits of Honors courses and one track of the North Star Leadership Program, present annually in the Student Conference (after their first year), and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50.

All students must complete:

  • HN 2061 Honors Seminar
  • HN 4063 Honors Trans-disciplinary Capstone
  • Two courses with different course codes from the Honors Menu Courses with Honors Projects
Other options for fulfilling the required 21 credits include:
  • BI 1164 Honors Biology: Diversity of Life
  • CM 1063 Honors Composition and Communication I
  • CM 1163 Honors Composition and Communication II
  • HN 2061 Honors Seminar
  • HN 3063 Honors Multidisciplinary Independent Study
  • Additional courses from the Honors Menu Courses with Honors Projects