Honors Program
The Honors Program at Wentworth is a community of exceptional students from all majors. The inaugural cohort was selected for the Class of 2025 and included top students in the incoming, first year class. There is no separate application for students to be considered for the honors cohort. The selection process occurs in March of the given application cycle.
Purpose
- Provide challenging/enriching educational experience beyond traditional classroom.
- Foster culture of intellectual curiosity, creativity, and lifelong learning.
- Offer unique opportunities for research, community engagement, global engagement, and leadership.
- Equip students with skills, knowledge, & values to make meaningful contributions to their fields of study/ society at large.
- Prioritize Inclusive Excellence & High Value Learning via programmatic and academic efforts.
Benefits of the Honors Program
- A community of bright, curious, hard-working students
- Leadership networking and speaker series
- Priority consideration for Accelerated Master's Degrees at Wentworth
- Strong faculty support-as teachers, mentors, and advisors
- An Honors living and learning community
- Peer mentor system
- $1,500 Leopard Pride Book Award
Contact Us
If you have questions about the honors cohort, please feel free to reach out the Provost's Faculty Fellow for the Honors Program, Dr. Adam Payne, at honors@wit.edu.
Learn How to Apply
Read more about the application process, timeline, and requirements for how to apply as a First Year or Transfer student.
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