The Honors College has made several changes to its registration dates to allow all Honors and ACU students to register for there classes needed to graduate.
The new registration dates for all students are as follows: Oct. 29Â for Honors juniors and seniors, Oct. 31Â for all seniors, Nov. 5Â for all juniors, Nov. 7Â for Honors sophomores and freshmen, Nov. 12Â for all sophomores and Nov. 14Â for all ACU freshmen.
Dr. Stephen Johnson, Dean of Honors College, played a key role in creating the new registration schedule.
“The change allows for all ACU juniors and seniors in particular to get into the classes they need for graduation while still allowing honors college students the benefit of registering early,” Johnson said.
The Honors College has also added a new academic advisor, Allison Spencer.
“Allison Spencer is the new advisor for our Honors students and is doing an outstanding job,” Johnson said.
According to the Honors College website, “The Honors College at ACU exists to enable you to get the most out of your academic experience by creating the space for – and rewarding participation in – challenging intellectual work.”
The Honors College only accepts a few students into their program each year.
“We have approximately 430 students in honors and it allows us to space out our advising into 2 big groups instead of all of them at once,” Johnson said.
The Honors College perks are specifically for honors students but the college attempts to benefit the rest of the student body as well.
“It’s a way that the honors college wants to work to provide benefits for our students and yet take into the account the needs of all students. This is one of the adjustments that we’re making.”
The Honors College has numerous perks for its students, one of the main benefits for honors students happens to be early registration.
Katelyn Werner, junior English major from New Braunfels, mentions a few words about how the changes in the Honors college has impacted her registration and school schedule.
“With the new system, honors underclassmen will still get priority for lower level classes without endangering students who are so close to graduation. It seems fair to me,” Werner said.
