BE INSPIRED by your professors and by your high-achieving classmates, who come from a variety of backgrounds and possess broad academic interests and achievements, inside the special intellectual community that is UA's Williams Honors College.
Program changes in the Williams Honors College due to COVID-19: More information
Jan 4 — Priority application for consideration of prestigious scholarships
Apr 1 — Regular admission and scholarship consideration
Jun 1 — Accept your seat in the college
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While The University of Akron has been celebrating its sesquicentennial, UA has also been celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Honors Program and the 15th anniversary of our Honors College. We spoke with Dr. Dale Mugler, who spearheaded the transformation of the Honors Program into the Honors College and was our inaugural dean.
Read more hereJust a few of the many benefits to being in the Williams Honors College:
The College Credit Plus Honors Academy is for high school juniors and seniors to get an even bigger head start to their college careers.
The College Credit Plus program was created by the Ohio Legislature to allow students in grades 7-12 to enroll in a college or university to earn both college credit and credit for their classes, tuition free.
By taking different Honors Colloquia, ELLIE PLASTER, has had more opportunities to explore things in which she's interested in, for example how neuroscience connects to art.
Are you ready to accept your Williams Honors College seat for this fall?
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