Honors College

Student Profiles

When you come to the Honors College, plan to become part of a community of scholars and friends. Every member of the college brings a wealth of experience and a demonstrated capacity for achievement that enriches the Boise State campus.

Students from the Honors College have gone on to many prestigious graduate, law, and medical schools. Among the places they have done advanced work are Oxford, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, John Hopkins and Columbia Universities.

What Graduates are Saying

Listed below are comments about Boise State's Honors College from some recent graduates.

"The best thing that the honors program did for me was to give me the experience of a small school within the resources of a large university."

- Margaret Sankey, history graduate, Emmett, Idaho

"I couldn't have asked for a better experience. I got everything a private school has to offer: small classes, great teachers, intelligent peers, and a fantastic education."

- Heather Michaud, geosciences graduate, Boise, Idaho

"The Honors College has afforded many wonderful opportunities that I could have only dreamed of four years ago. I have worked and studied alongside many amazing students in the honors program, expanded my horizons in great honors classes, and formed incredible friendships while living in Driscoll Hall"

- Jana Barnes, Biology graduate, Dillon, Montana

"By providing students with classes that challenge their thinking, a plethora of extracurricular activities, generous scholarships, and a network of talented peers, the Honors College enables its students to better access the resources of the dynamic city of Boise and the wider world. I could not have done all that I did at Boise State University without the constant support of The Honors College"

- Richard Hactel, political science graduate, Nampa, Idaho

"The honors program gave me more options and more control over my education"

- Kathy Sterndahl, interdisciplinary studies graduate, Nyssa, Oregon

"The honors experience provided me with academic opportunities from which I continue to benefit."

- Randell Reese, communication graduate, Jerome, Idaho

"Professors who teach the honors courses generally liked these courses better and expected more out of students. That led to a camaraderie with the faculty and other students in these classes."

- Phil De Angeli, management graduate, Boise, Idaho

"The challenges and opportunities of the honors program helped me to develop important general qualities such as confidence, flexibility, creativity, and initiative that I will continue to need in endeavors throughout my life."

- Tristan Purvis, French graduate, Nampa, Idaho