All freshmen at Assumption University complete one COMPASS linkage. Each of these linkages is grounded in a core seminar in one of three primary liberal arts disciplines—literature, theology, or philosophy. The Honors Program sponsors three different linkages each year. Disciplines frequently involved in Honors COMPASS linkages include philosophy, art, literature, theology, writing, history, and political science.
Unlike other COMPASS linkages, the Honors first-year experience continues all year. This special, yearlong experience has both academic and social benefits, as students get to know each other and their professors and develop intellectual friendships. Each Honors student takes two courses in the fall semester with a learning community of the same students. The learning community reconvenes in the spring semester with the same students. All four of these courses fulfill Honors Program requirements, and they are consistent with all majors.