Engagement & Service

Requirements can be completed between Summer B and Spring. Start early to ensure you have plenty of time to get involved. That also means having more choices available!

You might be completing engagement or service opportunities already! As you take on jobs, internships, research, leadership positions and more, check to see if they could be connected to the pathway or qualify you for volunteering hours.

You might receive information about engagement and service opportunities from your college, department, professors or other FIU mailing lists. Most FIU activities give you credit for the pathway, so make sure to connect with our team to receive credit for participation.

Every Friday, we send engagement, service and career opportunities straight to your inbox! Our Next Week in Honors newsletter is a great resource to start getting involved.

Every Honors student completes engagement and service requirements differently. Look around at your fellow peers to see what they’re doing and think about how you might help each other meet your requirements.

Honors College Week (HCW) occurs once every Fall and once every Spring. You are expected to attend at least one HCW event to complete that category in the engagement pathway. 

Students who have completed 20 service hours by the start of Spring but are missing engagement activities may complete an alternative opportunity which allows students to focus on two engagement categories of interest to fulfill remaining requirements. 

Mid-year Engagement Alternatives open on January 11, 2027 and close on February 12, 2027. 

Honors College Students who completed their upper-division Honors coursework by Summer B are not required to complete the standard engagement and service requirements. They may instead participate in an alternative engagement activity that aligns directly with their academic or professional goals. 

IDH Course Exemptions open in Summer B and close on April 9, 2027. 

You must complete engagement and service requirements if you are graduating during Fall. If you completed the previous year’s requirements, Fall requirements will be cut in half (i.e. four engagement activities, 10 volunteer hours, etc.). 

If you did not complete the previous year’s requirements, your engagement and service must be completed in full between the start of Summer B and your Fall graduation. 

There are no additional engagement and service requirements over the Summer, provided students completed their engagement and service requirements by the Spring deadline.