The Honors Program at Bluffton is a four-year program designed to challenge intellectually ambitious and highly motivated students in all disciplines to explore relationships among academic study, religious faith, meaningful vocation and service. Honors students apply what they have learned in the classroom to needs on campus and in the community through service experiences.
Additional opportunities include:
- Pi Delta Society
Membership in this honorary scholastic society is by vote of the faculty for those seniors who, at graduation, have a high cumulative GPA.
- C. Henry Smith Scholars
C. Henry Smith Scholars are selected each spring from among the next year's juniors and seniors who have a GPA of 3.3 or above. Only 15 students are chosen each year. Members may be used in course planning, teaching and/or special tutoring.
- Dean's list
The dean's list, published at the end of each semester, includes names of all students of at least half-time status, earning a GPA of no lower than 3.6. This list is released to the hometown newspapers of all students named.
- Departmental honors
Departmental honors are awarded at commencement to students meeting certain requirements for a program of independent study in his/her major.
- Academic awards
Awards are given annually to graduates named as best scholar in each major. In addition, special awards are presented to an international student and student-athlete with “highest scholastic record,” as well as individuals who excel in oratory, business, music, visual art and education.
