Honors Program
Statement of Values
Indiana Tech provides learners a professional education; prepares them for active participation, career advancement, and leadership in the global 21st century society; and motivates them toward a life of significance and worth.
We seek to empower every person in the world to increase their knowledge, build their skills, reach their fullest potential and positively impact their community.
Indiana Tech intentionally embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our entire campus community is critical to the education and advancement of our students in becoming global citizens.
The Indiana Tech Honors Program strives to acknowledge and support students’ academic excellence. The Indiana Tech Honors Program seeks to advance Indiana Tech’s mission by providing students a forum for active intellectual engagement, career development, community impact, and opportunities for enhanced academic rigor.
Honors Program Benefits
If you are a motivated student with a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better, consider joining Indiana Tech’s Honors Program. Benefits include:
- Recognition of your Honors Program status on your transcript and diploma
- Early course registration every semester
- Honors courses
- Access to your college’s Honors Program Advisor
- Intellectual engagement opportunities
- Networking and career exploration opportunities
- Opportunities for service and community engagement
- Engagement with international students and graduate students
- Group study and recreation opportunities with your Honors Program peers
Honors Program Admission Requirements
The Indiana Tech Honors Program requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 for admission to the program.
Freshmen Admissions:
Eligible freshman will receive an invitation to opt in to the Honors Program prior to the beginning of the academic year.
Upper-class Opt-ins:
Eligible upperclassmen may choose to join the program during the designated opt-in period each semester by notifying the Honors Program Director of their intent to opt in to the program.
Honors Program Participation
Cumulative GPA:
In order to demonstrate active participation in the Indiana Tech Honors Program, Honors students must maintain a cumulative 3.30 GPA throughout their academic career.
If a student’s cumulative GPA drops below 3.30, students will be removed from the Honors Program by the Registrar’s Office. However, students may petition the Honors Program Director for re-admission to the Honors Program once the student’s cumulative GPA rebounds to 3.30 or above.
Honors Program Points:
Students must earn a minimum of four (4) Honors Program points per academic year, in order to demonstrate sufficient intellectual engagement and Honors participation. Points may be earned in the following manner:
- Attendance at an Honors Program event = 1 point
- Successful completion of a three credit hour designated Honors course = 3 points
- Honors Independent Study/Special Topics course = 3 points
- Students may also petition an instructor to add Honors content to an existing non-Honors course. = 3 points
- This is not a guaranteed option. Faculty are not required to participate.
- Requires approval of the course instructor, College Dean, and a majority of the Honors Committee.
- Student should contact the Honors Program Director for more information, if interested in pursuing this option.
Attendance will be taken at all Honors events and point totals per semester will be maintained by the Honors Program Committee.
Honors Program Committee
Honors Program Director
College of Arts and Sciences Representative
email: tbredies@indianatech.edu
office: Office: Keene 230
College of Business Representative
Associate Dean
email: exclarke@indianatech.edu
office: Office: Cunningham 103B
Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences Representative
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
email: cburke@indianatech.edu
office: Office: Cunningham 301C
Assistant Professor of Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering
email: sonsorynezhad@indianatech.edu
office: Zollner 016
Other Honors Committee Members
Assistant Direct of Admissions
email: eclay@indianatech.edu
office: Abbott Center
Associate Registrar
email: emcarr@indianatech.edu
office: Snyder Academic Center
Student Success Advisor
email: mcangeles@indianatech.edu
office: Snyder Academic Center