University Honors Program

Benefits

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Freshman Honors Seminar (Early Review Program):
The Freshman Honors Seminar II is a semester of research, reading and writing. Students enrolled in the Freshman Honors Seminar will participate in a wide scope of activities. Students will conduct research on a variety of topics. Students will also attend selected lectures, performances, and cultural events. An essential part of the course is the development of critical thinking skills as demonstrated by writing assignments, PowerPoint presentations and class discussions. An added bonus of the class is that Honors students have a unique opportunity to be part of a homogeneously developed peer group. Herein, students will engage in intellectually stimulating discussions on a variety of topics taken from assigned readings, current event s and cultural presentations with other motivated, high-achieving individuals with similar goals for success.

Housing for Honors Students
UHP students are able to experience a preferred living/learning environment with like-minded students with no apologies necessary for academic excellence and lofty personal/professional goals. They are expected to support, nurture and encourage one another as they traverse a rigorous academic path and position themselves for life after NCCU.

Simulated Exams: Summer Test Prep Program (Coming)

International Study/Travel
Honors Students enjoy special considerations when applying for study abroad. Contact the Office of International Affairs for details.

Readership Program (including Book Club opportunities)
The Readership Program consists of a variety of print resources available to Honors Program students: over fifteen (15) newspapers, magazines and periodicals, and the opportunity to participate in the Book Club. The Book Club is a cooperative faculty-student gathering around a chosen book title, and a discussion of a variety of issues that are encountered in the experience of reading the book. As many as three different books are featured in the course of an academic year.

Honor Computer Lab/Work Room (Copying/Faxing)
The Honors Program Office includes a four-station computer lab for Honors student use, along with a commercial printer, a copy machine, and a typewriter. Honors students also have access to the fax machine in the UHP Office.

Graduate/Professional School Fairs
UHP students are assisted in their efforts to secure admission and financial aid for graduate/professional school study. Students often attend the Ohio State University Graduate and Professional School Visitation Day each fall semester

Recognition Dinner
A University Honors Program Recognition Dinner is held each spring the UHP recognizes program students who earn a 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) in at least one semester during the previous calendar year. Graduating seniors are also honored at this dinner.

Honors Convocation
In the spring semester, North Carolina Central University recognizes all students who have achieved significant academic and artistic distinction at the Honors Convocation for Academic Achievement. National and international fellowships, internships, departmental honor societies, and outstanding student awards in academics, athletics, and community service are also recognized.

Inter-institutional studies “RTP”
UHP students are constantly encouraged to take advantage of the three major research institutions in our area, including the Research Triangle Park, in which reside several multination and global corporations to attract our students for both research, internship and employment opportunities. The institutions offer courses which can serve to broaden the perspectives of our students and give them the opportunity to meet and work with students whom they are likely to sit next to in graduate or professional school.

Special Activities
The UHP supports its students who attend national meetings such as the Nattional Association of African-American University Honors Programs (NAAAHP), the North Carolina Honors Association (NCHA), and who also participate in competitive teams such as the Model United Nations, the Model Arab League, Phi Beta Lambda, and the National Association of Black Engineers (NABE).

Student Research Opportunities
UHP students are encouraged to become involved in on-campus research activities, such as those offered by the University Undergraduate Research Program (UURP), the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical-Biotechnical Research Institute (BBRI), and the MARC Program. Students are also encouraged to take advantage of summer research internships at larger academic research institutions across the country and among major corporate research programs.

Career Services
UHP students investigate internships, co-ops and career opportunities and become involved in such activities as mock interviews, dining etiquette and resume-writing through this campus office and the Office of Student Leadership.