The Honors Program at DU

The University of Denver offers a challenging Honors Program for talented students who seek an advanced liberal education, lively dialogue with their peers and faculty on important issues, study abroad in first-rate universities, and inspiring in-depth work in their majors. The aim of the program is to challenge students to cultivate strong habits of critical thinking, creativity, and scholarship and to offer close support for advanced work. Students in the Honors Program have the best of both worlds: the small classes and close community of a liberal arts college and the opportunities and resources of a research university.

Our community is composed of around 350 talented and motivated students who reflect all majors and diverse interests. They are involved in all aspects of university life, often participating in the Pioneer Leadership Program, and other LLCs and organizations on campus. Many join us as already accomplished Boettcher Scholars. Most students also choose to live on the Honors floor. Upon successfully completing the program, our students graduate with University Honors. Along the way, they benefit from a stimulating academic and social community that allows them to make the most of their undergraduate experience.

Mission Statement

The University of Denver’s Honors Program fosters an intellectually engaged and vibrant community of students, staff, and faculty. It promotes a distinctive broad and liberal arts education that challenges students to cultivate depth in critical and creative thought, and facilitates students’ original contributions to intellectual life, their community, and their chosen field.

Honors News

  • February 19 and 20:
    Honors Retreat at Keystone Science School
  • Extreme Academics
    Winter schedule
  • Bowling with Voltaire:
    Date TBA
    find info soon on the Voltaire webpage.

    Pioneer Book Group:
    Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    discussion dates TBA
    Please contact Atchara Phanpaktra at atchara.phanpaktra@du.edu or see the book club webpage for more information.

    Our First Ever
    Honors Winter Dance!     January 8 from 8:00-11:00 in Craig Hall Community Room
    Information on the DUH! Facebook page

  • The Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
    January 15 at 8:00 at the Newman Center
    with catered dinner beforehand here in Mary Reed

Honors Opportunities at DU