Honors Program
First Year Honors Residential Community
Who Can Participate: All incoming first year students in the Honors Program are automatically placed in this community
Where Students Live: Buckley Halls
Course: The Honors Program Office will provide students with course information
First year students who have been admitted into the Honors Program are automatically assigned to live in the First Year Honors Residential Community in Buckley Hall provided they have submitted their Housing Application.
Participating in the First Year Honors Residential Community leads to a better sense of community within the Honors Program as well as contributing to students’ academic success. This placement provides incoming Honors students with the benefits of living, studying, and socializing together and the opportunity to participate in the rich array of programs and events designed specifically for first-year students. Honors students are frequently invited to meet in small venues with governmental leaders, noted authors, and acclaimed scientists visiting the campus.
2009-2010 Honors students may request either other Honors students or non-Honors students as roommates. Students may meet another Honors student at Orientation, whom they decide to request as a roommate. Providing both complete the housing application and submit the request to be roommates by the July 15, 2009 deadline, the Department of Residential Life will do their best to accommodate roommate requests. Priority for placement in Buckley will be given to students admitted to the Honors Program. After Honors students, non-Honors roommates will be placed on a first come, first serve basis according to the application receipt date of the Honors student requesting a non-Honors roommate.
Waivers of the First Year Honors Residential Community housing requirement may be granted in very rare circumstances for students wishing to live in another residential Learning Community only if the student presents a compelling case for his/her interest in living in another residential Learning Community. Written request for waivers should be submitted to Rebecca Gates, Honors Program Coordinator, by July 15, 2009.
After the first year, Honors students may choose from the wide variety of housing options offered by the Department of Residential Life that may be available during room selection.
Honors Housing Options Beyond the First Year
Who Can Apply: Sophomore, Junior and Senior Honors Program Students
Where Students Live: Alumni Quadrangle, Brock Hall or South Campus, Wilson Hall
Sophomore, junior and senior Honors students can apply to continue living together. After completing your Housing Application for the Department of Residential Life, submit a Honors Housing Supplemental Application to the Honors Program Office. The Sophomore Honors Community in Brock Hall focuses on civic engagement. Alternatively, sophomres and juniors may apply for Honors housing in Wilson Hall.
Honors Housing FAQs for Wilson and Brock Halls
For more information on any of the Honors Program housing options, please contact the Honors Program Office:
Honors Program
Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE Room 419)
368 Fairfield Way Unit 2147
Storrs, CT 06269-2147
Telephone: (860) 486-4223
Email: honors@uconn.edu
Website: http://www.honors.uconn.edu