Explore Our Honors in the Major Programs

Welcome to Honors in the Major Programs

Honors in the Major Programs at Florida Atlantic University offer qualified and intellectually curious upper-division students the opportunity to enrich their academic experience by working closely with faculty on creative, scholarly, or research projects.

Dean's Welcome

Upper-division honors programs on the Boca Raton campus of Florida Atlantic University, also known as honors-in-the-major, have been steadily growing over the past few years, and we plan to offer more in the future. These programs, which have stringent entry requirements, offer honors coursework (or honors compacts) and culminate with a capstone requirement. We invite you to browse through these pages and follow the links to existing honors-in-the major at Florida Atlantic University.

Dan Meeroff, Ph.D.
Dean of Undergraduate Studies
SU 216

dmeeroff@fau.edu

Assistant Dean, Honors and Scholars Program

Having completed an honors-in-the-major program as an undergraduate, I value the impact it had in my life. As a French major, I was able to do independent research, work one-on-one with my director, and write an original thesis. At Florida Atlantic University I continue to be involved with Honors education by offering courses at the lower-division as well as coordinate the offerings at the upper-division level. I want driven students seeking a challenge to be able to experience the rigors of an honors education.

It is my responsibility to help students reach their highest potential and be instrumental in aiding departments and colleges as they propose honors programs in their respective majors.

Mary Ann Gosser-Esquilín, Ph.D.
Professor & Assistant Dean of Honors and Scholars Program
GS 214A

gosser@fau.edu

An honors compact is an agreement between a student and an instructor that, under the instructor’s guidance, the student will complete an enhancement of a course that significantly enriches the educational experience in a manner consistent with other courses that receive honors credit at FAU.

For students admitted into certain upper-division honors program (honors in the major), their professors need to fill out the Honors Compact Form and submit it to their department’s honors director. In turn, they will send it to the University Honors Director to ensure that this achievement is noted on the student’s transcript at the end of the semester.