Irvin D. Reid Honors College
The mission of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College is to promote informed, engaged citizenship as the foundation for academic excellence in a diverse global setting. Honors accomplishes its mission by attracting and retaining talented students and cultivating within those students not only a different way of thinking, but a desire to make a difference in the world.
The Honors College experience is built on four pillars: community, service, research and career. The focus of the Honors first year is community and the urban experience; during year one, students focus on urban issues and history. Year two involves service learning, which takes the skills cultivated in the classroom and puts them to use in real-world situations. In year three, students are encouraged to work with faculty mentors to develop individual, funded research projects. And in year four, students complete a senior thesis which represents the culmination of their undergraduate work and the first step toward a postgraduate career.
The Honors College is home to the Urban Scholars/Leaders program, CommunityEngagement@Wayne and Scholars Day.
2008-09 Honors College enrolled freshman cohort
The total number of students is 326.
2009 Scholars Day participants
(Fall 2009 prospective students)
|
GPA and ACT for Honors-eligible students |
National Merit Finalists |
Presidential |
Wayne State |
|
Mean GPA |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
|
Mean ACT |
32.2 |
29.4 |
26.4 |
The University Scholarship for National Merit Finalists (valued at $70,000) covers tuition, housing, a meal plan, and other educational expenses. 2008 Presidential Scholars receive packages valued at $32,000 ($8,000 annually for four years). Wayne State Scholars receive packages valued at $8,000 ($2,000 annually for four years).
Note: The data for the Irvin D. Reid Honors College is different than what is reported by the other schools and colleges because of its unique structure and recent inception as a college.
