Honors Learning Community

The central goal of Honors education at Texas A&M University at Galveston is academic enrichment; our Honors Program is based on the belief that promising students benefit from:

• close contact with accomplished faculty,
• collaborative learning with other motivated students,
• small, discussion-based seminars or one-on- one instruction,
• knowledge production through individual research experiences,
• and participation with internships, foreign study, and campus or community service.

The Honors Program is an ideal opportunity for motivated, curious students who are filled with big ideas, who long for outlets for creative expression, and who seek out intellectual challenges. Our goal is to make available the resources of a major research institution to undergraduate students whose track record of academic success demonstrates a readiness to take greater personal responsibility for their own education.

The defining characteristics of Honors study at Texas A&M University is engagement of interdisciplinary topics in small classes with professors dedicated to teaching and engaged in research.

For questions about TAMUG Honors, contact:
Barbara Dover, Honors Advisor at
doverb@tamug.edu

Eligibility

Incoming freshmen with a minimum score of 1250 on the SAT or 28 on the ACT and top 10 percentile of the graduating High School class, as well as National Merit Finalists, National Achievement Finalists, or National Hispanic Scholars, are automatically admitted into the Texas A&M University Galveston Honors Program.

Second semester freshmen, sophomores, or juniors may enroll if they have achieved a cumulative Grade Point Ratio (GPR) of 3.5 or higher at Texas A&M University.

Transfer students will be considered for participation on a case-by-case basis.

All students MUST maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPR to remain eligible.

Forms

ALL forms must be filled out in their entirety, signed, and turned in to the Honors Advisor.

Any form that is not completed will be considered null and void.

Your Honors Advisor's office is located on the first floor of Hullabaloo Hall, office number 159.

Academic

• Course Contract - This form allows a student to take a non-Honors course and have a Honors aspect added to the course for Honors credit.
• Course Contract for Independent Study and Research - This form allows a student to take a 485 or 491 course and have a Honors aspect added to the course for Honors credit.

Lambda Kappa Alpha

• Community Service Verification Form - This form is used to verify community service hours for students participating in the Community Service Award.  
• Honors Officer Application Form - Each Spring we elect officers for the upcoming year if you are interested in becoming an officer for the Lambda Kappa Alpha Honors Program please fill out this form and return it to the Honors Advisor.

Eligibility

• Waiver of Honors Eligibility Requirements Form

Waivers forms need to be sent to doverb@tamug.edu NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASSES.