As an academically talented student, you learn at a different pace. You hold unique interests. You see things differently and ask different questions. Find fulfillment and success in your academic pursuits through Olivet’s Honors Program.
As an academically talented student, you learn at a different pace. You hold unique interests. You see things differently and ask different questions. Find fulfillment and success in your academic pursuits through Olivet’s Honors Program.
The Honors Program at Olivet Nazarene University exists to equip academically-gifted students for lives of service as Christian scholars and leaders in their chosen disciplines.
Cohort program model that fosters a community of scholarship as students and faculty progress together
through a sequence of four honors courses
Freshmen and sophomore-level interdisciplinary classes taught by a dedicated team of faculty experts
Junior and senior research seminars focusing on research methodology specific to student’s discipline
Culmination in the completion of a fully-funded, faculty-mentored, two-year research capstone project
Coursework in the program satisfies four university general education requirements
Enrichment activities including an overnight retreat for incoming freshmen and a capstone sophomore Chicago trip at conclusion of coursework
Community service and cultural event opportunities unique to program
Honors designation on transcript and recognition at graduation
Potential for publication in university honors research journal
High success rate in placing graduates in fully-funded graduate school programs
Available in print and online, the journal features work from the disciplines of the sciences, music, athletics, psychology, astronomy, engineering and more.
From the moment Olivet Honors Program students set foot on campus, they join a community of scholars. Together, in Christian fellowship, they study, learn and grow. In their junior and senior years, students work on a capstone scholarship project with faculty mentors. The results of these projects, presented here, are often life-changing.
Read the third volume here!
Apply and be admitted to Olivet Nazarene University
To learn more about the Honors Program, contact Dr. Stephen Lowe, program director, via email or call 815-928-5457.
