Ithaca College

The Honors Program at Ithaca College is happy to announce our new Honors Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies.

This minor equips students with diverse tools for addressing the complex challenges of today’s world. Students gain knowledge from multiple disciplines, select appropriate methods, and develop skills for dialogue and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. 

With the guidance of an Honors advisor, students design a pathway that includes intensive Honors academic seminars, global citizenship, cultural and civic engagement, and a culminating interdisciplinary scholarly or creative project.

Students may choose whether they wish to graduate with honors by completing the Honors Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies.  Although there are many advantages to completing the minor—it offers students access to a wide range of high-impact educational experiences—there is no obligation to do so. Students may participate in the honors community and activities without completing the minor. 

All honors students on the 2018-2019 catalog (new students this fall) are enrolled in the new minor.

Any honors student, regardless of class, can add the new minor.  Sophomores and juniors should plan to attend an advising meeting in the fall to decide which program is of most benefit to them.  

For seniors or students graduating in 2019, completing the “old program” is likely the best option, but please be in touch with your honors advisor if you have questions.

Please review the new program description and requirements here: https://www.ithaca.edu/wpm_preview/site/honors-program/current_students/program_requirements/