Honors Programs
James Scholars
The James Scholar Program, a university-wide honors program, was established to recognize and encourage the talents of academically outstanding undergraduate students within each college. The program is named for the fourth president of the University of Illinois, Edmund Janes James, who believed that scholarship and research are fundamental to human progress. In the years of his presidency, from 1904–1920, he procured top scholars, developed graduate programs, and encouraged a sense of community among faculty and students. His many achievements helped to transform the University of Illinois into a university with an international reputation.
Engineering James Scholars
The Engineering College Honors Program is built around two phases. The first phase serves freshman students, and the second phase is a coordinated set of honors activities spread over the sophomore, junior, and senior years. Admission criteria and procedures, continuation eligibility requirements, and various types of honors experiences for the Engineering College Honors Program are described in more detail
LAS James Scholars
Individual departments in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) James Scholar have developed programs for students who show excellence and special interests in their chosen majors. Only the top 10-15 percent of incoming freshmen are invited to be James Scholars. Other students may apply to the program if they have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Learn More
Campus Honors Program
The Campus Honors Program (also known as the Chancellor's Scholars Program), offers special challenges and opportunities to an elite group of talented and highly motivated undergraduate students from all UIUC colleges. This program fosters collaborative relationships among students and distinguished faculty through small intensive classes, mentoring, and co-curricular events.
Graduating with Honors
Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors programs
The LAS College supports and acknowledges the exceptional academic accomplishments LAS students. LAS honors programs are highly varied, and may be customized to your interests.
College of Engineering Honors Programs
The following link will connect you to a PDF version of the Undergraduate Programs of Study; please look at page 11 for more information about graduating with honors from the COE. You will find a description on Tau Beta Pi, James Scholars and the Dean's List.