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Seminars

All Honors Students must take four three-credit seminars over their four years at SUNY New Paltz. Contacts:
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The Honors Program offers an accelerated, interdisciplinary approach to education by providing students with the opportunity to meet and work with other like-minded students on class-related projects and/or extracurricular, creative endeavors. Why Honors?
-24/7 Access to the Honors Center:
( Featuring a lounge area, kitchen, computer center, study area, and a seminar room.)
- Promise of smaller class sizes
- Meet a diverse group of dedicated students and faculty
- Several trips and events
- Chance to work on projects that can take the form of anything from organizing an academic conference or discussion, to painting a mural, working on our newsletter, running a workshop, or any other skill, talent or interest you have.

**The opportunity to live in a Living Learning Community in Lenape Hall**
http://www.newpaltz.edu/reslife/lenape/

What are the Requirements?
- There are three basic elements to the honors program:

1. These seminars all fulfill GE requirements, and - with the exception of The Individual and Society - are all upper-division. Each seminar has an enrollment cap of fifteen students and operates by way of problem posing dialogue, rather than teacher-to-student dictation.

2. Community Service

All Honors Students must complete at least forty hours of community service before graduating (though we hope you would do more!). This service can be done on-campus, at home over the summer, or even in the Honors Center.

3. Senior Thesis

Before graduating, all Honors Students must complete a senior thesis project. The specific type of the project can vary depending on your own major or focus. This allows for creativity and is nearly always a resume builder. Am I Eligible?
-GPA of 3.5 or higher/ High School Average of 95
-SAT score: 1340 (EBRW and math)
- ACT composite score: 28 or higher
- Cover Letter
-Two substantial analytic writing samples. One needs to be research based with a works cited page.
-Two letters of recommendation
- Unofficial Transcript

How Can I Apply? The Honors program is open to all majors and applications are available online. Please visit https://www.newpaltz.edu/honors/apply.html to learn more about the admissions process as well as to apply. Post on our wall for the quickest response or contact us:

Director: Patricia Sullivan
Professor, Communication (Rhetoric)
Office: CH-H 111
Phone: (845)-257-3456
E-mail: [email protected]

Program Administrative Assistant: Alicia Ivan
Office: CH-H 111
Phone: (845) 257-3933
Fax: (845) 257-3937
E-mail: [email protected]

10/30/2026

Election Day is November 3rd! The Honors Program would like to remind you to get out and vote! Make your opinion heard!

10/22/2026

Join the SUNY New Paltz Honors Program, PSIRA, and New Paltz for the Many for a Midterm Elections Watch Party! 🗳️

Date: Tuesday, November 3rd (Election Day, so don’t forget to vote!) 🗓️
Time: 6:30 pm 🕧
Location: LC102 📍

Food will be served, entertainment and games will be provided, and discussions will be held! We hope to see you there!

10/22/2026

Thank you to all of the SUNY New Paltz Honors students who came to tonight’s Pumpkin Painting event, and to everyone who participated in this video! Everyone’s creatively truly shined, and we hope that you had lots of fun! 🎃

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Video Description: Various short clips of SUNY New Paltz Honors students spinning around in a circle on camera with painted pumpkins covering their heads.

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10/19/2026

This evening from 5-6pm in the Honors Center we will be holding a Civil Conversations Discussion! The topic of this evening: Midterm Elections! Chat about the candidates and discuss why it is important to vote! Come hear different perspectives!

10/16/2026

SUNY New Paltz Honors Students: Registration is coming up soon, and some things have changed since last semester! Look through this semester’s Priority Registration Guide to see what’s the same and what’s different! 💻

As always, please reach out to Alicia Ivan ([email protected]) with any questions about the registration process or offered Honors seminars for Spring 2027!

10/14/2026

10/11/2026

With Fall Break in progress, college midterms aren’t the only thing that are coming up soon! The Midterm Elections are also happening this year, and it is important to stay informed about the candidates and their policies. 🗳️

Join the SUNY New Paltz Honors Program and the Political Science and International Relations Association for an Evening of Civil Conversations on Monday, October 19th from 5:00-6:00 pm in the Honors Center. We will be discussing midterm elections and why it is important to vote during Election Day. 🇺🇸

We recommend checking out the resources in the 2 shown QR Codes (Stony Brook Center for Civic Justice and Tufts Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement), but they are not required for participation in the event.

If you have accessibility questions or need accommodations to fully participate in this email, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible. We hope to see you there!

10/08/2026

The Honors Program wants to be with YOU everywhere!

Honors Program students are involved and engaged in our New Paltz community. We want to know what you are doing! Tag us with SUNY New Paltz Honors Program

SUNY New Paltz 🧡💙

Address

College Hall Honors Center
New Paltz, NY
12561

Website

http://www.newpaltz.edu/honors/

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