Glynn Family Honors Program
Directors:
Paul Ocobock; Holly Goodson
The Glynn Family Honors Program offers accomplished and intellectually curious undergraduates the opportunity to work closely with distinguished Notre Dame faculty in small seminar courses and in independent research. Each year, the program admits a select number of outstanding students from the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Science, the Keough School of Global Affairs, and the School of Architecture; candidates are invited to apply at the time of their admission to Notre Dame.
The Program offers honors sections to fulfill most University and College requirements in the students’ first and sophomore years. Courses include the yearlong Honors Seminar (satisfying the writing, literature, and University Seminar requirements), Honors Math, Honors Philosophy, Honors Theology, and Honors Science. Restricted to honors students, these courses are smaller than standard sections and usually taught in a seminar format, with outstanding faculty instructors chosen from each college. After the first year, students concentrate on their major field of study, but each semester the Program offers elective courses in a variety of subjects. All students in the Glynn Program are required to write a senior thesis that reflects at least two semesters’ work under the guidance of a faculty advisor. In Science, the research for this project usually begins sophomore year, and in Arts and Letters, during the spring of junior year. Thanks to the generous endowment of the program by John and Barbara Glynn and family, students may apply for funding to support independent research, including grants for materials, conference travel, and summer research.
In addition to its academic offerings, the Glynn Program offers research and career mentoring, access to an extensive alumni network, and opportunities for social gatherings, service opportunities, and cultural excursions.
Further information on the Glynn Family Honors Program and the criteria for admission may be obtained by contacting Prof. Paul Ocobock or Prof. Holly Goodson, 205 O’Shaughnessy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, (574) 631-5398; or by visiting glynnhonors.nd.edu.