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A sense of community.

With only 100 members per class, our Honors College offers an intimate community not found in other programs. Students not only share a common academic experience through our Core Course, they also share living space in Whitmyre Hall, which also houses classrooms, PCs in the residence rooms, and study lounges.


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Your choice of majors

Professor lectures in IUP auditoriumEven though Honors College students live and work in an intimate community, they still get all the benefits of attending a comprehensive university with a wealth of resources and options. The Honors College is open to students of any major, so even if you change your major three times you can still be an honors student at IUP.


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Special academic opportunities

As freshmen and sophomores, students in the Robert E. Cook Honors College have already presented at national conferences in physics, biochemistry, and English. They have attended seminars and competed for national awards. Honors students have studied in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, England, Austria, China, and Mexico.


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Opportunities to serve

Robert E. Cook Honors College students work in local community organizations such as the Jimmy Stewart Museum, the Alice Paul House Crisis Center for Women, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and Habitat for Humanity. Honors College social service experiences are tailored to be relevant to the student’s field of study.


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Personal attention from all your professors

All Honors College classes are taught by talented, experienced, professors – not graduate assistants. What’s more, Honors College classes are limited to no more than 20 students, so you’re sure to get the one-on-one attention you need to flourish.


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