The Honors experience includes challenging courses dedicated to higher-level thinking and depth of understanding; special opportunities for social and intellectual engagement outside of the classroom; and access to the Honors suite in the new state-of-the-art Tsotsis Academic Building. For students who want to be members of a community of friendship and learning, a community dedicated to academic, personal, and professional accomplishment, this is the place.
Special opportunities available to members of the Honors Program at Assumption include Summer Honors Fellowships, which fund one-on-one collaborative research with a professor, and Honors Travel Scholarships, which defray the costs of joining in an Assumption-sponsored travel experience.
Inside the classroom, Honors students engage with similarly motivated students and attentive professors in order to achieve a greater depth of understanding and higher-level thinking. The Honors curriculum, which is available to students of all majors and intellectual interests, begins in the first year and culminates in a Senior Honors Thesis. Our curriculum is dedicated to providing a comprehensive, liberal education in preparation for a successful life.
The life of the mind cannot be confined to a classroom. Every semester, the Honors Program provides the opportunity to experience intellectual comradeship with similarly motivated students and professors through optional Book Summits.
One cannot always work… We understand that Honors students, high achievers, also need occasions to relax and socialize. The Honors experience at Assumption includes optional, social activities each semester.
The Honors Program at Assumption seeks applications from excellent students who aim, also, to become excellent thinkers, professionals, citizens, and human beings.
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At Assumption's campus in Rome, Italy, the city and the country become your classroom through daily and weekend-long excursions throughout "the eternal city" and the Italian countryside. This unique study abroad experience will enrich your academic and cultural pursuits as you walk in the footsteps of emperors and gladiators then enjoy delectable Italian cuisine or perhaps a cappuccino after class in a local cafe. (Did you know that your financial aid follows you to Rome?)
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The Assumption curriculum encourages scholarly and real-world experience. With hands-on research conducted alongside faculty mentors, students gain a depth of knowledge and skills that lead to professional success and personal fulfillment.Study Abroad
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Assumption starts planning for your future the day you arrive on campus. Our Career Development and Internship Center helps students secure exciting and fulfilling internships where you’ll apply knowledge obtained in the classroom in a professional setting, preparing for a future career or additional study. Assumption connects students to internship opportunities in corporations, government agencies, research hospitals, non-profit organizations, and more.First-rate Academics in a Catholic University Setting
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