Benefits and Maintenance Requirements

All Honors College students in good standing receive the following benefits:

Priority registration for classes
Smaller class sizes. All honors seminars are capped at 20 students per section. Honors Humanities and Innovations in Honors are capped at 15 students per section.
For Brock Scholars a scholarship that is renewable for eight semesters. For Innovations in Honors Students, a scholarship that is renewable for four to six semesters depending on the semester of entry and number of credit hours completed at the time of entry.
Non-Tennessee residents receive a waiver of out-of-state tuition fees
A designated honors academic advisor
Opportunities to attend and make presentations at academic and professional conferences around the country, including the National Collegiate Honors Council conference
Opportunities to travel for academic credit with other Honors College students and faculty.
Program-sponsored social events and special programs throughout the year

To remain in good standing Honors College students must:

Maintain a 3.2 cumulative GPA
Make at least 24 hours progress towards graduation each academic year
Make reasonable progress toward completion of program requirements, as determined by an Honors College advisor
Register for and attend the appropriate honors studies course (1000, 2000, 3000) each year
Apply and register for two semesters (four hours total) senior honors thesis
Abide by the rules of conduct for all students set forth in the UTC Student Handbook
Abide by the rules for Brock Scholars as determined by the Honors College staff and detailed in the Honors College Handbook