Program Benefits
There are many benefits of being admitted to Marymount’s rigorous and prestigious Honors Program. Some of these benefits for Honor students include:
- One-on-one mentoring by faculty on independent research projects of the students’ choice.
- The satisfaction of sharing their scholarly work with a supportive academic community.
- Priority course registration.
- The opportunity to live in our Honors Living-Learning Community (LLC).
- Graduates’ final transcripts and diplomas will denote “Honors Program Scholar”.
- Being presented with a bronze Honors medallions at the University’s Commencement Awards Ceremony to wear during commencement activities.

- Exclusive access to an Honors Student Lounge, which includes a TV, kitchen, comfortable couches, desks, computers, and free printing.
- The benefit of taking up to 2 credit hours over the standard maximum of 18 credit hours of academic coursework in a given semester without incurring an overage charge.
- The opportunity to take a graduate course, which will count towards their Honors Program requirements.
- Extended library lending privileges (the same as graduate students).
- Receiving additional advising and mentoring from the Honors Program Director or an Honors Advisor to complement their major program advising.
- Studying abroad at the University of Oxford in the summer.
- The Honors Program will sponsor academic lectures open to the entire Marymount community.
- To further enrich student life and promote cultural enrichment, the Honors Program will sponsor a variety of optional co-curricular activities including dinners with professors, museum visits, and trips to plays, concerts, and other cultural events.
- The DISCOVER Program provides stipends and housing for students who are interested in working with faculty on research projects during the summer.
- The Discover and/or Honors program will offer travel money for students attending and presenting their Honors work at professional conferences.