ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Honors Opportunities
Wilkes Honors College
The Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University is the nation’s only university-affiliated, free-standing honors college. Located in Jupiter, FL on the John D. MacArthur campus, this close-knit, residential, highly selective liberal arts and sciences college offers a distinctive all-honors curriculum. Students benefit from unparalleled access to research internships at the world-renowned scientific institutes on campus, including the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, and Scripps Research Institute.Ìý
University Honors ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä
The University Honors ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä complements the excitement of a dynamic campus environment with the academic enrichment of special seminars during their first two years. Located on Florida Atlantic University’s main campus, the University Honors program is designed to provide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä with exceptional and rewarding learning opportunities through special Honors Courses, small class sizes, close contact with many of the University’s top ranked faculty, and special advising/registration.
Honors in the Major
Honors in the Major ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼äs are open to all qualified upper-division ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä. Offered in select departments within each of the colleges, these honors programs are designed to help ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä to discover the wonders of their discipline by working with faculty members on a research, creative, or scholarly project.
Max Planck Honors ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä
National Merit Scholars have preferred admission to the FAU Max Planck Honors ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä, a 2-year program typically beginning during their junior year. Offered on the Jupiter campus, the program provides honors ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä with exclusive enrichment opportunities, including courses taught or co-taught with Max Planck scientists. The program empowers ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä to work with world-class faculty researchers through a summer research program, directed independent research, and an honors thesis with program faculty. Cutting-edge neuroscience training courses include technologies such as 2-photon imaging, super resolution microscopy, electron microscopy, electrophysiology and optogenetic technology.
Hands-On Learning
Innovation and Business Development
Scholars can imagine, build, grow, expand, and thrive with Florida Atlantic’s . With connections all across South Florida’s business landscape, these programs offer ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä opportunities for entrepreneurship, global partnerships, and social innovation. For example, in the ,ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä, faculty, and recent graduates can pitch a game-changing idea for a chance to fund their new ventures – and win up to $10,000 in prize money.
Leon Charney Diplomacy ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä
The Leon Charney Diplomacy ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä, winner of five national titles and the top-ranked academic diplomacy program in the country, invites ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä interested in international affairs to compete in diplomatic simulations across the U.S. As the champion of the National Model United Nations competition, the program helps ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä enhance skills like speech writing, public speaking, negotiation, dispute resolution, and research.
School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS)
The School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) is a partnership between the and Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI), which will coordinate and animate the University’s work on pressing environmental topics facing South Florida and the world. ECOS serves as an umbrella for numerous academic offerings in departments and interdisciplinary program areas that provide advanced bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs.ÌýÌý
Prestigious Fellowships
The Prestigious Fellowships Office supports ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä in their pursuit of nationally competitive fellowships. These fellowships provide funding to help exceptional ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä study aboard, conduct research, get involved in public service or social justice, pursue postgraduate degrees, and more. The Prestigious Fellowship Committee supports ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä interested in competing for these opportunities and coordinates the campus nomination process for fellowships that require FAU's institutional endorsement of candidates.