Florida State University  Honors

The department of Honors in Florida State University is planned to help the talented students into scholars, leaders in community and innovators in profession by encouraging them to take advantages of facilities available at Florida State University. As an honors student of Florida State University you are great contributor of local state, national and global communities. At FSU, undergraduates have a wide range of opportunities to engage in world-class research and creative activity because of the university's success as a major research institution. In addition, the university is deeply involved in service to the community, state, nation and world. FSU undergraduates gain real-world work experience through involvement in cutting-edge projects to improve the world around them. In the FSU Honors Program, research, creative activity and service will be an integral part of the program-not just an afterthought.

Florida State University offers about eighty honors courses for each academic year. Among them fifteen are "Honors seminars". After doing these courses, you must do the project on Research / Creative Activity / Community Service. The faculty members provide the sponsorship and mentoring. The exemplary project works are described in the Honors All Stars section. Courses for seminars are:

The Honors in the major program, which provides undergraduates an advanced way to research or creative activity, that prepares students for the discipline of graduate study. After Completion of an Honors Thesis as part of the Honors in the Major Program leads to the distinction of graduation "with Honors" being designated on the official transcript. The student's thesis being digitally archived in Strozier Library's D-Scholarship Repository. While Honors in the Major can be an excellent experience for an Honors Program student, it also provides an opportunity for outstanding students transferring to FSU from two-year colleges.

The office of National Fellowships provides all information about 50 national fellowships that offer outstanding academic and intellectual opportunities for undergraduate students. The office also provides counseling throughout the application process and mentors students who are interested in maximizing their undergraduate experience at Florida State.