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

Check the Registrar's website for information on your priority registration date. Your assigned registration time was sent to you by email, but can also be found in your DegreeWorks.

This page will be updated as information becomes available on course changes and new course offerings.

ACCT 201 - Principles of Accounting

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission traditionally employs two students to serve as legislative interns during the legislative session. 

The students’ internships typically begin in January and run through the end of April or early May.  

In “Faith. Focus. Fight.” students will investigate what it means to be mentally tough, in sport, and in life. They will grapple with issues of direction, balance, adaptation, risk, choice, meaning, and perspective. They will draw upon the works of Craig Lambert and Viktor Frankl, as well as available sport psychology literature, to answer some of life’s most difficult questions:

I had never had the opportunity to travel to the historical battlefield at Gettysburg, so, naturally, I lept at the chance to make the trip with the Honors College this past Saturday, Sept. 29. 

Lead by Drs. Jason Phillips and David Hauser, professors of Civil War Studies and Political Science respectively, Dean Blemings and Dr. Gooding of the Honors College, and Jeremiah Kibler and Jason Neal, Residence Hall Coordinators for Honors and Lincoln Halls, I and 40 other Honors College first-year students stretched our learning outside of the classroom and lecture hall to visit one of the most famous sites of the Civil War.

Interested in becoming a tutor for the testWELL Learning Center? Learn more about what tutoring at testWELL is all about at one of two offered Tutor Info Panels: 

Join the Honors College student team in the Walk to End Alzheimer's, held Oct. 14 at the WVU Coliseum Complex. The team's goal is to raise $2000 for the event. See more information or donate on the team page, or contact Brice Shumate to get involved. 

The Honors College is offering grants up to $1,000 for third year Honors students who are engaged in experiential learning which could include: 

Want to learn about, search for, and apply to external scholarly opportunities to expand your education beyond the classroom and WVU? Join Honors for one of two workshops to learn more, and get access to the Student Opportunity Center, a new resource for finding these opportunities that is limited to 500 Honors College student users. 

Each year Adventure WV runs summer First Year Trips for over 1,000 incoming freshmen to help students develop strong friendships, adventure around the state, learn about WVU, and engage in relevant discussions about their transition to college. 

Trip Leaders and Program Support Staff are the backbone of these programs; facilitating positive and transformative experiences. Each year Adventure WV invites 30-40 new staff to join their Leadership Training Program and Summer Leadership Team; Adventure WV is proud of their small, dedicated, and outstanding community of student staff members. 

Like kids? Aiming for a career in education or healthcare? Join PEP — Fun for the Fight! The Pediatric Entertainment Program (PEP) is a non-profit organization that aims to help alleviate the stress child patients incur during their hospital stays through entertainment. The PEP chapter at WVU focuses its initiatives on education, teaching first graders of Monongalia County the importance of basic nutrition and first aid.

For more information and to apply please visit pep.orgs.wvu.edu. Applications are due by Sept. 16. Contact wvupep@gmail.com if you have any questions.