Honors Advising

Honors students are encouraged to meet with an Honors advisor at least once per academic year, to navigate Honors requirements and maximize their Honors experience!

Honors students have certain requirements that must be met to remain in good standing with the Honors College:

1. Continuous enrollment in Honors College coursework until the their academic requirements are met
   • Students inactive in the Honors College for over 3 semesters without prior approval, will be dismissed from the Honors College
   • New students MUST enroll in an Honors seminar in their first semester in the Honors College; failure to enroll will result in the rescinding of your admission
   • Students who drop an Honors course are automatically dropping out of the Honors College. Exceptions may be made under extenuating circumstances, but the drop must be approved and processed by an Honors Advisor
2. Maintain cumulative GPA of a 3.3 or greater and passing grades in all Honors coursework
   • Please Note: Some Honors scholarships require a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or greater
   • Students who earn a non-passing grade of a D or less in an IDH course will be automatically dismissed from the Honors College (view policy here: http://honors.fiu.edu/honors-policies/)
3. Maintain active Engagement in the Honors College as per the Honors Engagement Requirement http://honors.fiu.edu/current-students/citizenship/

Students admitted as new Freshmen to the Honors College are required to complete the Lower Division Honors curriculum (7 credits).  The Honors College first year Seminar is year long and must be taken in full to satisfy the requirement. Lower Division Honors course options include:

• IDH 1931, Introduction to Honors (Fall only, 1 credit each)
• IDH 1001 & 1002, Origins of Ideas and Ideas of Origins (Fall and Spring, 3 credits each)

After completing the above requirements, students may choose any of the options listed in the next column, to complete their Honors College requirements.

Freshmen who enter the Honors College with an AA degree will complete only the Upper Division Curriculum.

This Honors advising syllabus is to serve as a guide for Freshmen (without an AA degree) starting Honors courses during the Fall 2020 semester. However, students who have earned accelerated credit during high school that cover FIU UCC requirements should confer with Honors advising.

This Honors advising syllabus is to serve as a guide for Freshmen in an Engineering major starting Honors courses during the Fall 2020 semester. However, students who have earned accelerated credit during high school that cover FIU UCC requirements should confer with Honors advising.

This Honors advising syllabus is to serve as a guide for:

• Freshmen who have earned an Associates of Arts Degree (AA) during high school,
• Students who have transferred to FIU, and
• Current FIU students (who are not Freshmen) who have been admitted to the Honors College for Fall 2020 semester.

Make sure to meet every semester with your assigned academic advisor for your major.

If you wish to meet with an Honors College advisor, watch the video to learn how to schedule an appointment.

Honors College courses will fulfill many University and major requirements. Below is a list of equivalencies. Be sure to check with an Honors College advisor.

Honors Course Equivalencies 

NOTE:  * IDH 2003 & 2004 are ONLY available for students in the College of Engineering and Computing.

Upper-Division Course Equivalencies By Major

College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Honors courses count toward upper-division elective credit needed to graduate for all majors.

These sections can also count as Psychology Electives:

IDH 3034-UHA, IDH 3035-UHA (The Science of Happiness)

IDH 3034-U07, IDH 3035-U07 (Treating the person, not only the disease)

College of Business

Upper-division Honors courses (3000+) may count toward upper-division business electives.  Please see a College of Business Advisor to update the degree audit.

College of Engineering

This section can count as a Biomedical Engineering Elective:

IDH 3034-U38, IDH 3035-U38 (Biophysics of Neuroscience)

School of Architecture

For students in the accelerated master’s program, Honors courses will count for two categories of general education: Environmental Context and Creative Context, see grid below for details.

School of Communication + Journalism

Upper-division Honors courses (3000+) will count for the Area of Concentration.  Please see an SCJ advisor to update the degree audit.