Honors College Part 2

Sophomore business major Ross Lamerson was admitted to the Honors College after his first semester at Michigan State because he achieved a 4.0 GPA. 

Lamerson said that all members are required to complete eight honors level courses before graduation. 

"I have found that it (honors courses) offers a lot less structure and moves faster than a normal class.  All the professor does is write lots of notes on the white board and occasionally call on students to answer questions.  Attendance is also not mandatory, so it is up to the individual students to go," Lamerson said. 

Sophomore psychology and criminal justice major Sarah Raider has taken honors options instead of normal honors courses. 

“Some of the honors options I've done are writing an additional paper, writing an annotated bibliography or meeting with my professor a couple times a month to discuss articles. Since I'm a double major, I have to complete 10 honors options instead of the normal eight,” Raider said.

Honors College Adviser Amanda Ritter said that the idea is for members to be challenged, and they definitely are.