Prospective Students

Albion College's Honors Program

Our Honors Program is not like High School Honors, our classes are all discussion based, no tests or exams. Classes are not harder, it’s not more work, it’s about critical thinking, looking outside the box. Discussing topics that are interesting and enlightening and having that good conversation, along with learning what your peers think and maybe hearing a different take on something that you read.

Thank you for your interest in the Honors Program. Most students apply and are admitted to the Brown Honors Program in their senior year of high school. We invite you to come to campus and be a “Student for a Day” sit in on classes, meet with professors, coaches, lunch with students, have your Honors Info/Interview session- schedule your special day today! You may begin the process of applying to the Program through our online application.

Albion College’s Honors Program provides an exciting and unique variety of academic experiences for highly motivated and talented students. The Program’s mix of small discussion-based classes, independent research, and personal attention provides Honors students with special challenges and opportunities for growth. Many of the College’s finest teachers and scholars regularly contribute to the Program’s curriculum.

The Program provides honors students with opportunities to participate in museum and theatre excursions, our Honors Student Council, various campus symposia, the hosting of distinguished campus visitors and a variety of other social and intellectual activities.

The Honors Program at Albion was founded in 1976 and in August of 2004 it was renamed The Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program. The Honors Program is located in the historic Observatory building and contains a seminar room for honors classes, the Honors coordinator’s office, as well as meeting, lounge/library, computing and study areas for honors students and their guests.

 

Courses & Descriptions

Apply to Honors

Events for Fall 2024

  • Come be a “Albion College Honors Student” for day – schedule with Renee or Admissions
  • Chicago Day Trip
  • Tie Dye Event
  • Haunted House & Ice Cream trip
  • Movie & Game Nights
  • Trivia Pursuit Night
  • De-Stress Evening – Food & Activities
  • More events are being planned throughout the semester – Any and all suggestions are welcome!

Events that honors students will have the option to attend in Spring 2025

Murder Mystery Dinner
Broadway Play
Escape Room
Honors Convocation
Elkin Isaac Research Symposium
Study Dinner & Desserts

 

Where are 2024 Graduates are Headed

  • Working for Dana Incorporated as a Financial Analyst
  • PhD program at Penn State University in I/O Psychology
  • I plan on joining the work force now
  • Masters at University of Detroit-Mercy for clinical mental health counseling
  • I will be attending medical school at Central Michigan University.
  • Attending Michigan State University for a Master’s in Social Work, specializing in addiction treatment and veterinary social work.
  • I’ll be attending grad school at Western, and am currently working at SAFEPlace, a domestic violence shelter.
  • I plan to go to graduate school for genetic counseling. If I don’t get in this cycle work for a year and re apply.
  • I plan on working during my gap year while studying for the LSat before going to Law School
  • gap year working at the U of M hopefully!!
  • Will be attending MSU for a Masters in Social Work, specializing in addiction therapy and animal therapy
  • I start working for Ernst and Young LLP in their tax division in La Jolla, CA starting January 2021 until then I plan on studying and passing the CPA exams
  • I’m doing a service year with City Year DC
  • I will be taking a gap year. During that time, I hope to work as an English tutor or participate in internships for relevant career skills such as copywriting, editing, etc. I will also be pursuing the possibility of publication in journals relevant to my discipline and academic interests, whether they be peer-reviewed open journals, journals dedicated to undergraduate research, journals of literary criticism, etc. After that, I hope to pursue graduate degrees in English Literature, Education, or Advertising/Technical Writing.
  • Peace Corps
  • Attending The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
  • Next semester I will be attending a Marine Science Masters program through San Francisco State University’s Estuary and Ocean Science Center known as RIPTIDES (Research Intensive Pedagogical Training of InterDisciplinary Estuarine Scientists). I will be studying the great white shark population at the Farallon Islands off the coast of California and looking into the effects of tourism and chumming.
  • Law school at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law