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What is an Honors College?

Outstanding undergraduates receiving the benefit of academic and administrative attention while residing with peers. Learn more.

The Honors College at UVM

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UVM's Honors College brings together outstanding students in a residential learning community. An engaging curriculum, close interaction with faculty, an emphasis on undergraduate research, and interesting co-curricular activities shape the Honors College experience.

A Welcome from Our Dean

The Honors College at UVM occupies the newest residential space at the University. Our students set a tone for an exciting, broad-minded, engaging, and responsible academic life.

Please browse through this website and learn more about our courses and requirements, faculty, special opportunities, admissions policies, and more. Visitors are welcome to check our calendar of upcoming events, which we hope will attract audiences beyond the Honors College membership.

Sincerely,
S. Abu Turab Rizvi
Professor of Economics, Honors College Dean

We are excited about our May 2009 graduates.

  • They produced 112 senior thesis/projects.
  • They won five out of eight University Awards at Commencement.
  • They are attending graduate schools at Harvard, Columbia and Cornell.
  • They are empolyed at National Geographic, Teach for America, IBM, New England Center for Children, and Earth Turbines.
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National Fellowships

Did you know that the UVM Honors College facilitates the fellowship acquisition process for all UVM students and/or graduates — not just students affiliated with the Honors College?

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