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Visit this page for information on selecting your Honors course for fall, including how to see all available Honors courses in STAR, as well as course descriptions for select Honors courses.  

As a first-year student, you will complete registration in a one-on-one virtual advising appointment with an advisor in your major as part of your New Student Orientation experience. 

This semester is unlike anything we have experienced before at West Virginia University, but it will be an experience that we all remember for the rest of our lives. During times like these, it is crucial to stay positive and support one another. The Honors College often works closely with the team from the ASPIRE Office, and we miss them dearly! 

Step 1:  Register as either an individual to be placed in a team, or put together your own team consisting of 3 or 4 people.

Step 2: If you are registering as a team, come up with a Disney-related team name. If your team’s name also includes a reference to the Honors College, one point will be added to your final score.

Need ideas for how to fulfill your Honors EXCEL Out-of-Class Experience requirements? We've compiled a list with some ideas below. Remember, if you have any questions or concerns, we can still be reached via email to schedule a meeting online: HonorsEXCEL@mail.wvu.edu. 

The Celebration of WVU Scholars event scheduled for Saturday, April 18 and the Wheeling Alumni event scheduled for Thursday, April 9 have both been cancelled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Dear Honors Students,

I hope that you are enjoying your spring break, despite the situation that we are now facing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

I'm sure by now you have all seen the message from President Gee regarding the suspension of in-person classes for the rest of the semester. The administration at West Virginia University and all of us at the Honors College have your health and well-being as our foremost concern. It was with this in mind that the University made yesterday's announcement.

We know this transition will pose some challenges. We have already reached out to all of your Honors instructors to discuss what these changes mean for Honors courses. I encourage you to also reach out to your instructors if you anticipate any issues with this mode of instruction. 

On another note, we in the Honors College, like the majority of staff at the University, are teleworking during this period. While we may not physically be in the Honors College office, our phone is still being answered and we are also responding to emails, so please feel free to contact us either via phone or email if you have any issues or concerns. We are here to help.

If you cannot reach someone and have a concern that needs attention, you can contact me via email Damien.Clement@mail.wvu.edu.

Above all, I urge you all to adhere to the necessary precautions recommended for limiting the spread of this disease. I also encourage you to look at the University’s website relating to the coronavirus, as it contains lots of useful information.

We will get through this together.

Thanks, and be well.

The annual Friends of Honors Reception scheduled for Thursday, April 2, 2020 has been cancelled in light of recent University precautionary actions made to mitigate the community risk of spread of COVID-19. The Honors College has made this decision to align with the COVID-19 policy outlined by WVU thus far. 

Raven Forshee is a junior biology major and religious studies minor from Huntington, West Virginia. Raven is currently in the Honors EXCEL Program. Her project “How We Die: Examining Burial and Funeral Traditions in West Virginia” explores why people have the burial and funeral preferences they do.

“Why is it that some people are choosing to purchase 20 plots at a time in a cemetery owned by the city versus being buried in the backyard versus being cremated and having the ashes stored or scattered?” Raven asks.