Intellectual Events:
*Attend a Convocation dinner with a speaker

Activities:
*Priority attendance to Convo on the Road
*Current event discussion groups
*Guest speakers

Course Options:
A variety of options are offered for completing the six-course minimum requirement. The most common path is taking an honors section of an existing course offering for general education, major or elective credit. Honors courses are different from non-honors versions of the same course in that they provide an even greater opportunity for students to develop their capacities for creativity, independent learning and leadership.

Seminar Format. Honors classes are smaller than the norm. Students gather around a table to discuss course material, actively examining key issues and questions. The goal is not just to learn the material, but also to reflect on it and draw out implications and critical responses.

Independent Learning. Honors classes offer the opportunity to go beyond textbooks and allow students to explore their particular interest in greater depth.

Unique Experiences. Honors classes go outside the classroom and into "the field" whenever possible, and "the field" could be Washington, D.C., an archive, a museum or the field behind the science center on campus.

Liberal Arts Learning. Honors classes emphasize interdisciplinary learning and development of the whole person. They encourage students to integrate and apply their learning in the arts, humanities, social sciences and physical sciences to the goals of character development, emotional and physical wellness, intellectual growth and citizenship.

Student Research. Honors classes often require students to demonstrate and nurture their creativity through independent research projects.

Leadership Skills. Honors classes require students to grow as leaders by leading class discussions and coordinating the activities of group projects.

In addition to honors-designated courses, another possibility in completing the course requirements is the distinctive course linkage option, available only to students in the Honors Program. A one-credit linkage consists of a project that integrates the concepts and themes of two courses from different disciplines that the student has taken or is taking. This part of the program allows students to engage in genuinely integrative learning, and is one of the characteristics that makes Bridgewater's program exciting and unique.