Honors Program

Honors Opportunities in the College of Pharmacy

The honors program provides Pharm.D. students with opportunities to interact with faculty, develop specialized skills, learn about research, and enhance their professional development. Specific activities, called honors options, include special projects and honors courses. Special projects are defined by a student and faculty member. They may be laboratory research projects, directed research readings, term papers or seminar preparation on research topics, community service projects, leadership projects, or other appropriate activities. There is no financial remuneration for honors options.

Honors courses available in the college are designated by "Honors Course" following the course number. These advanced courses may be of special interest to honors students.

Admissions to the honors program will be granted to students in the professional program who self-identify and expect to graduate with a G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher. Graduating students who have completed at least five honors options, including at least one honors project, and earned a qualifying grade point average (GPA), graduate with the honors designation of cum laude (overall and required GPA of 3.50 to 3.65), magna cum laude (overall and required GPA of 3.66 to 3.74), or summa cum laude (overall and required GPA of 3.75 to 4.00) based on a minimum of 60 credits taken at the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota. A memo on the student's transcript indicates completion of honors options in the semester in which the option was completed.

College of Pharmacy Honors Program Handbook (PDF)

College of Pharmacy Honors Program Contract (PDF)

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