{"id":1174,"date":"2018-05-17T14:50:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T18:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/about\/benefits\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T19:25:56","slug":"benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/about\/benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-join-the-honors-school\">Why Join the Honors School?<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2024\/05\/Honors-Medallions-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Honors Medallion\" class=\"wp-image-7132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2024\/05\/Honors-Medallions-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2024\/05\/Honors-Medallions-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2024\/05\/Honors-Medallions-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2024\/05\/Honors-Medallions-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/348\/2024\/05\/Honors-Medallions-rotated.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Honors School graduates&#8217; diploma and transcript are distinguished with the recognition &#8220;Graduate of the Honors School&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honors School graduates receive a medal to wear to their commencement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thematic connections in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/documents\/honors-clusters-and-classes-fall-2024.docx\/\">&#8220;clustered&#8221; courses<\/a> allowing for a deeper dive into subject matter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smaller classes: no more than 20, cultivating stronger faculty-student connections and discussion-based teaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/new-student-leadership\/peer-mentoring-program\/\">peer mentor<\/a> assigned to guide and support small groups of first-year honors students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Priority registration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honors housing on request<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honors lounges with computers, printer, and other facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal attention, leading to better academic and social adjustment to college<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monetary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/documents\/2023-best-thesis-capstone-awards.jpg\/\">awards<\/a> for best Honors thesis\/capstone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MU Honors students graduate at a rate much higher than national averages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over fifty percent of honors students go on to complete advanced degrees. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/documents\/post-graduation-schools.pdf\/\">here<\/a> to see where our recent graduates are continuing their education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many cultural and social <a title=\"events\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/honors-school\/about\/events\/\">events<\/a> such as early move-in, first-year retreat\/orientation, fall semester sunrise walk to the beach, welcome back get-together, field trips for certain honors classes, end of the year moonlight walk to the beach, senior awards reception<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunities to present at national and regional conferences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"student-testimonialsnbsp\">Student Testimonials <\/h2>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Acting as a peer mentor in the freshman orientation was a great time where I got to connect with and ease the worries of incoming freshman. &#8221; &#8211; Rachel Soto &#8217;24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I jointed the Honors School to challenge myself and be a part of community of hard-working and driven individuals.&#8221; &#8211; Margaret Young &#8217;24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I will never forget my very first morning as a Monmouth honors school student walking to the beach at sunrise. 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