Honors College

John Martinson Honors College

Welcome to the John Martinson Honors College

Mission

At the John Martinson Honors College, located in West Lafayette and Indianapolis, we challenge and empower students to contribute to society in meaningful ways and excel in their careers. We are an interdisciplinary community where highly motivated students build strong relationships, develop multiple dimensions of themselves, and collaborate to innovate for a better world.

We accomplish this mission across our four pillars:

Interdisciplinary Academics: Students take honors classes (within the Honors College and their majors) that hone their ability to think more expansively about their major in concert with others to respond to local and global problems. Visit our website for more information.

Research and Creative Endeavors: Students engage in academic work that addresses gaps in existing knowledge. This is achieved through credit-bearing and non-credit bearing experiences, including research-based courses and faculty-guided research and creative projects. Visit our website for more information.

Global and Community Engagement: Through our place-based courses, virtual exchanges, study away programs, and community engagement activities, students hone their critical thinking skills about local and global communities. Visit our website for more information.
Leadership: Students learn how to lead impactful teams and communities with integrity. This is achieved through co-curricular experiences, including leadership courses and faculty-guided leadership projects. Visit our website for more information.

Contact Information

To learn more, schedule a campus visit, or meet with a current Honors College student, please contact the John Martinson Honors College main office at 765-494-2929.

Purdue University John Martinson Honors College

Phone: (765) 494-2929

Admissions (website)

Advising

The JMHC provides individualized, holistic advising in an environment in which all are welcome, safe, and valued. Honors advisors guide undergraduate students in developing an interdisciplinary plan of study which incorporates the Honors College curriculum and our four pillars. Honors advising empowers students to apply skills gained from their Honors College experience to achieve personal, academic, and professional goals.

Honors Curriculum Requirements

Students Admitted to the JMHC in their First Year at Purdue
- 24 honors credits required
  - 2 credits of the Honors First Year Experience series (HONR 19901 in Fall, 1 credit + HONR 19902 in Spring, 1 credit)
  - 3 credits of additional HONR course(s)
  - 19 honors elective credits (refer below for more information on Elective courses)
- Scholarly Project required
  - A student must engage in a sustained project, either on or off campus, in which the student creates new knowledge. Results of this research or creative project must be shared in a public forum. The process requires proposal submission and verification of completion. See our website for more information.
- 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA required

Students Admitted to the JMHC as Current Purdue Students or Transfer Students
- 18 honors credits
  - 2 credits of HONR 22000: Community of Inquiry in Fall
  - 3 credits of additional HONR course(s)
  - 13 honors elective credits
  - Transfer honors credits (as applicable). Up to 9 honors credits may be transferred from another institution.
- Scholarly Project required

A student must engage in a sustained project, either on or off campus, in which the student creates new knowledge. Results of this research or creative project must be shared in a public forum. The process requires proposal submission and verification of completion. See our website for more information.

3.3 or higher cumulative GPA required

Level Up

Level Up Honors is a structured progression of expectations designed to guide Honors College students through the Honors curriculum and recognize achievement at key milestones during their undergraduate experience. Students who maintain Good Standing in the John Martinson Honors College will be recognized for completing successive levels of specific academic, curricular, and advising benchmarks. These successive levels are:

Pathfinder
Rising Scholar
Honors Scholar
Honors Laureate

Visit our website for more information about each level and the requirements for recognition.

Pathways to Earning Honors Credits

There are 6 ways in which students can earn credits towards completion of the Honors College curriculum. Visit our website for more information on each pathway identified.

HONR Courses: Courses taken in the Honors College.
Honors Section Courses: Course sections with an H designation taken in students’ majors, minors, or core classes.
H-Ready Courses: These courses offer a guaranteed honors contract option without either the contract or the paperwork.
Honors Contracted Courses: Courses taken with an H contract, which is an agreement between a student and an instructor that turns a standard course into an Honors course.
Graduate-Level Courses: Courses taken at the 500 level.
Supervised Research Courses: Courses that involve directed study, independent research, or an honors thesis in your disciplinary college.

Programs

Courses

HONR - Honors

Communication

Campus