All Freshman in Honors engage in our Freshman Experience. At the beginning of each experience students are assigned to a cohort with 18-25 other freshman honors students. This cohort will enroll in a similar set of courses, create intramural teams, participate in service projects, organize social events, and elect their own representatives to the Honors Student Leadership Council. 

To complete the Freshman Experience the student must do the following:

Fall

Retreat: Each student attends the Freshman Retreat

Courses: Each student enrolls in one of the freshman Honors seminars, the Honors Composition course that corresponds to that seminar (if necessary), and Lessons in Leadership

Social Events: Each cohort plans 1 successful (80%+ attendance) social event for the cohort

Intramurals: Each cohort fields at least one intramural team  

Service: Each student participates in cohort service events

50-Mile Race: Each cohort enrolls 7 teams in the 50-Mile Relay

Leadership: Each cohort elects a representative the the Honors Student Leadership Council

Spring

Courses: Each student enrolls in one 3-credit Honors course, a section of Honors Composition (if necessary), and Lessons in Leadership

Social Events: Each cohort plan 1 successful (50+ attendance) social events for Honors

Intramurals: Each cohort fields at least one intramural team  

Service: Each student participates in cohort service events

Broomball Tournament: Each cohort enrolls 1 team in the Broomball Tournament