Engineering Honors Academy
Honors Opportunities
Our honors opportunities are designed to challenge, inspire, and support a select group of highly self-motivated engineering students who demonstrate remarkable academic ability, enthusiasm, intellectual curiosity, and a clear potential to make a difference as engineering leaders.
Current high school seniors applying to Rutgers interested in being considered for the honors program can learn more about opportunities for the coming year and read frequently asked questions.
Community
The Rutgers Engineering Honors Academy community is collaborative, accepting, and engaging. That sense of community is achieved through time spent both in and out of the classroom. Both residential honors housing and Honors Academy events provide a great space for learning from peers and kindling lifelong friendships.
Honors Curriculum
Engineering Honors Academy students receive instruction at an advanced level in the following areas:
- Honors Calculus l, ll, lll
- Honors Physics and Physics Lab
- Honors Introduction to Engineering
- Honors Engineering Design & Development l, ll
- Honors Statics/Dynamics
- Exposition and Argument
Housing
Residential honors housing offers many academic and social advantages. By living together, students are able to support each other as they navigate demanding engineering courses as well as while developing diverse extracurricular interests. They also form a strong and inclusive community that serves as the basis for lifelong friendships.
Co-Curricular Programs
Scholars participate in the following co-curricular programs to develop critical analysis skills as well as become engaged community members:
- Two semesters of the Rutgers Engineers Assessing Literature (REAL) program
- Successful completion of the Students Living By Community Service (SLCS) requirement (30 hours of service)
- Keynote Speaker Program: Each academic year, students are required to attend one keynote event, featuring a distinguished speaker followed by small group discussions.
Honors Academy Events
Throughout the academic year, the Honors Academy hosts eight engaging social and informative events. The purpose of these events is to encourage collaboration between Honors Academy scholars from different years and to create a strong honors community. Honors Academy events are always changing and improving, but past events have included: Summer Success and Scheduling, De-stress Fest, Trivia Night, Honors Academy Talent Show, and Campfire Night.
