Lakeland University's Honors Program

Honors Program

Carve out a unique path. Define your academic journey. Separate yourself from the pack as you learn alongside other serious, like-minded students. Maximize the strength of your resume.

Graduate With Honors

Maximize Your Potential

Our highly regarded honors program provides a unique opportunity for students to take an alternative track through the interdisciplinary studies requirements of the university. Incoming undergraduate students with either a 3.25 cumulative grade point average or a score of 24 or higher on the ACT are eligible to apply.

A Lakeland University honors student smiles at graduation.

Blaze Your Own Trail

As an honors program member, you will choose what you want to study and what you want to learn. This puts a lot of responsibility in your hands, but also gives you ownership of your academic direction.

Your freshman year, you will be part of a cohort of about 20 other honors program students. This group will take a year’s worth of courses together, six hours a week during that first year. You will remain a part of that cohort in the second year, while at the same time beginning to branch out on your own.

Honors Program Curriculums

  • HON 190: Introduction to Honors: Fall (3 cr)
  • COM 111: Public Speaking: Spring (3 cr)
  • HON 370: Honors Seminar: Fall or Spring (3 cr)
  • HON 400: Directed Readings: Fall or Spring (1 cr)
  • HON 400: Directed Readings: Fall or Spring (1 cr)
  • HON 410: Developing an Original Project: Spring (1 cr)
  • HON 480: Senior Honors Project: Fall or Spring (3 cr)
Lakeland University student working in the Mac lab.

Honors Program Projects

The honors program culminates with a senior project, which can involve anything from an academic breakthrough to a societal contribution. Listed below are just a handful of recent senior projects completed by Lakeland University graduates who successfully completed the honors program:

  • Study of the impact Asian carp have on the Lake Michigan sport fishing industry
  • Study of how a specific vocabulary building technique at the Sheboygan Early Learning Center (4K) increased literacy
  • Introduction of Wii Fit to senior citizens to improve their mobility and agility
  • Study of how parental relationships impact children’s attitudes toward marriage

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 the composite ACT. For more information, please contact Jessica Kalmar by email at KalmarJ@lakeland.edu or by phone 920-565-1000 ext. 2344.

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