Honors Courses by Term

• Fall 2023 Honors Course Booklet
• Fall 2023 Capstone Chart
• Types of Honors Courses (including information on Individual Honors Contracts)

Registration Details

• Honors College Expectations
• Enrollment Issues
• Reminders to Class of 2026
• Information for Students not in the Honors College

UD Tools

• Registrar Resources
• GPA Calculator
• Advising Central

Honors Forms

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 typically denoted by 080-089 section numbers. On Courses Search, you can check the “Honors course (HON)” box under “Academic requirements” to check for all honors courses in a given semester. 
  • GPA: A 3.200 cumulative GPA is required at the end of the first year and increases to at least a 3.300 cumulative GPA at the end of the second and third year. You will be eligible to take Honors courses in the fall with at least a cumulative GPA of a 3.00 or higher at the end of the spring  semester.
  • GPA Concerns: If anyone is concerned about their GPA, you are encouraged to contact the Honors College office to set up an appointment.

Enrollment Issues

• • 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 in the Honors Course Book and may also 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.
  • 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 contact 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 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.

Reminders to Class of 2026

• • GPA:  A 3.200 cumulative GPA is required at the end of the first year and increases to at least a 3.300 cumulative GPA at the end of the second and third year. You will be eligible to take Honors courses in the fall with at least a cumulative GPA of a 3.00 or higher at the end of the spring  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.

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 Fall 2023 and those requests will be processed in early May. Students not in the Honors College who meet the above criteria can request a 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), see the application here.