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The University of Kansas Honors Program
The mission of the University Honors Program is to challenge students to launch extraordinary lives. We do this by providing exceptional classes, advising, and interdisciplinary opportunities to academically motivated undergraduates at the University of Kansas.
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2024 graduate recognition ceremony
Find a recording of 2024's event, which took place at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 10 at the Lied Center of Kansas, on Vimeo.
Watch on Vimeo![Students sit in semicircle during class discussion](/sites/honors/files/images/2022/2205298_AW_Honors-Stock-112.jpg)
Academics
Courses, seminars, and co-curricular activities give honors students academic experiences that are defined by discussion and focused on future goals.
Dive into academics![Student works with advisor in office](/sites/honors/files/images/2022/2205298_AW_Honors-Stock-674.jpg)
Community
Imagine the intellectually stimulating, inclusive environment of a small liberal arts college within a Research I university.
Meet our community![Aerial photograph of Jayhawk Boulevard](/sites/honors/files/images/2022/2104619_AW_Campus-Aerials-A-17.jpg)
Visit us
During a campus visit, we can bring the honors experience into vivid focus and answer your questions about admission and everything after.![Two women laugh](/sites/honors/files/images/2022/2104856_MK_OrientationHonorsAdvising.0453.jpg)
Enroll and arrive
Accepted to the University Honors Program? Congratulations! An admitted student like you should review their next steps and prepare for Orientation.![Four students sit at table](/sites/honors/files/images/2023/2205341_MK_Tanzania.14725.jpg)