Notable FeaturesRegistration: Students in the UHP enjoy priority registration for all courses. That is, they are assigned early times on the eCampus registration system. Priority registration facilitates enrollment in most Santa Clara courses, and it lets UHP students tailor their schedules to attain maximum academic impact. Residence halls: The Honors Program respects the overwhelming desire of its students that they not live together in a single housing unit. In recent years, the housing office has assigned UHP students to various locations and "learning communities" within the campus system. Please see Frequent Questions, "Student housing" to learn more about residential life for UHP students. The classes: University Honors Program courses, with their characteristic small size and active student involvement, replace many required "core" courses. A seminar-style class consists of 15 to 17 members; it emphasizes critical reading, writing, and interaction among students and professors. Courses available exclusively to UHP students include distinctive, interdisciplinary Western Culture seminars, and special classes in critical composition, psychology, religious studies, and philosophy. The UHP also provides limited-enrollment courses, laboratories, and seminars in such varied fields as mathematics, chemistry, biology, English, and history. As noted elsewhere on this site, freshman UHP students take about half of their first-year classes within the Program. Most are asked to enroll for UHP seminars that complete their core Western Culture, critical composition, and religious studies requirements. UHP freshmen fill out their curriculum with other Honors classes as well as courses taught in the regular session. No limits on possible majors: The Program enrolls students from the humanities, natural sciences, engineering and business--almost every major in the university. Oxford Scholarship: An endowed UHP scholarship annually sponsors one junior student for a year of study at Mansfield College, part of Britain's University of Oxford. 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 1999-2000 On occasion, very able UHP students desire to participate in the Mansfield/Oxford program with private sponsorship. Provided a student has shown an outstanding record, the UHP is able to assist with the application process. Santa Clara School of Law: University Honors Program students who join at Level I may benefit from the Santa Clara Law School Honors Admission Program. The School of Law guarantees admission to participating students who meet specific requirements while completing the University Honors Program and who achieve satisfactory LSAT scores. Graduate Education: UHP students receive exceptional preparation for graduate education and professional careers through the Program's emphasis on integrated learning, critical thought and superior skills in oral and written expression. Please see www.scu.edu/fellowships for more information on graduate fellowships such as the Rhodes, Marshall and Fulbright.
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