Honors Courses by Term

• Spring 2025 Honors Courses with Descriptions 
• Spring 2025 Capstone Chart
• Types of Honors Courses (including information on Individual Honors Contracts)

Registration Details

• Honors College Expectations
• Reminders to Class of 2028
• Registration Details for All Honors Students
• Information for Students not in the Honors College

UD Tools

• Registrar Resources
• GPA Calculator
• Advising Central

Honors Forms

• Honors Course Request Form: Use this form if you cannot enroll in an open Honors course for which you meet the prerequisites and restrictions.
• HONR 490 Tutorial Request Form: Use this form to request a seat in HONR 490 Tutorial (Capstone)

• Honors BISC 484 Request Form: Use this form to request a seat in Honors BISC 484. 

HONORS COLLEGE EXPECTATIONS

• • General Honors Award: Review the requirements for the General Honors Award.
  • Honors Degree: Review the requirements and FAQs for the Honors Degree.
  • Honors Course Expectations: 3 credits of Honors coursework is required each academic year. Please review the Honors Degree requirements for your major which are listed in the UD Catalog. While taking one honors course an academic year keeps you eligible to remain in honors, you will need to enroll in more than one honors course per academic year to earn the Honors Degree or the Honors Degree with Distinction.
  • Honors Section Numbers: Honors classes are denoted by 080-089 section numbers. You can confirm that the course is Honors by clicking on the course number in the Courses Search. The note should say “This is an Honors section/course.”
  • GPA: To maintain active status in the Honors College, a 3.200 or higher cumulative GPA is required at the end of the first year. This GPA requirement increases to 3.300 or higher cumulative GPA at the end of the second and third year. You will be eligible to take Honors courses in the Fall semester if you carry a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher at the end of the Spring semester.
  • GPA Concerns: If you are concerned about your GPA, we encourage you to contact the Honors College to set up an appointment.

Reminders to Class of 2028

• • Course times for ENGL110 and Colloquia will be available on Courses Search and description are in the link above.
  • If you have issues enrolling in your Honors ENGL 110 or Honors Colloquium (HONR) or other requests, fill out the Honors Course Request Form.
  • You are expected to end Year One with at least 12 honors credits and Year Two with at least 18 honors credits. More credits now, gives you flexibility next year. 
  • Those exempt from ENGL 110 should replace the course with another honors course to still end the first year with at least 12 honors credits. 
  • GPA:  First year Honors students are expected to earn at least a 3.200 cumulative GPA at the end of the first year (end of spring semester). You will be eligible to take Honors courses in the spring with at least a cumulative GPA of a 3.00 or higher at the end of the fall semester. 
  • GPA Concerns: If anyone is concerned about their GPA, feel free to contact the Honors College office to set up an appointment to discuss your options.
  • World Scholars: First year World Scholars should plan to take an Honors ENGL 110 in Spring 2025 and an Honors Colloquium in Fall 2025

Registration Details for All Honors Students

• • General Honors Award: Review the requirements for the General Honors Award.
  • Honors Degree: Review the requirements and FAQs for the Honors Degree.
  • Honors Course Expectations: 3 credits of Honors coursework is required each academic year. Please review the Honors Degree requirements for your major which are listed in the UD Catalog. While taking one honors course an academic year keeps you eligible to remain in honors, you will need to enroll in more than one honors course per academic year to earn the Honors Degree or the Honors Degree with Distinction.
  • Honors Section Numbers: Honors classes are denoted by 080-089 section numbers. You can confirm that the course is Honors by clicking on the course number in the Courses Search. The note should say “This is an Honors section/course.”
  • Course Restrictions: Some Honors courses may have additional restrictions (such as “Open to Majors Only” or “Open to Honors Freshmen and Sophomores Only,” etc.). These restrictions appear under “Notes” in the Courses Search. If you believe you meet the requirements but are unable to enroll, complete the Honors Course Request Form. Do not contact faculty or department offices to enroll in Honors courses which are full or otherwise restricted. If the course you want is full, you will have to wait for a seat to become available in order to add the course. We do not over-enroll Honors courses. Prerequisites listed in the catalog or on Courses Search will be absolute restrictions in UDSIS. In other words, students will not be able to enroll themselves in courses without the published prerequisite. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite, UDSIS will assume successful completion of the course during the initial enrollment period. If you do not successfully complete the prerequisite, you will lose your enrollment after grades are posted.
  • Registrar’s Office: For helpful information from the Registrar’s Office see this page.
  • Honors in UDSIS: Please check your majors, minors, and Honors coding in UDSIS, especially if you have changed or added any majors or minors recently. If you are missing your Honors coding in UDSIS, please email the Honors College at honors@udel.edu. If you are missing any of your majors or minors in UDSIS, please contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@udel.edu.
  • Prerequisites: Prerequisites listed in the catalog or on Courses Search will be absolute restrictions in UDSIS. In other words, students will not be able to enroll themselves in courses without the published prerequisite. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite, UDSIS will assume successful completion of the course during the initial enrollment period. If you do not successfully complete the prerequisite, you will lose your enrollment after grades are posted.
  • GPA Concerns: If anyone is concerned about their GPA, feel free to contact the Honors College office to set up an appointment to discuss your options.

Information for Students not in the Honors College

• • Full-time matriculated undergraduate University of Delaware students who have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in at least 12 credits at the University of Delaware are eligible to take Honors courses on a space-available basis. Priority seating in Honors courses is given to eligible Honors students. Students not yet in the Honors College can request Honors courses which still have available seats for Spring 2025 and those requests are processed after Fall grades are posted, on a space available basis.
  • Students not in the Honors College who meet the above criteria may request an Honors course by submitting an Honors Course Request Form.
  • To apply to the Honors College as a current UD student who entered as an incoming freshman (not transfer student), please see the application process, here.