We're the only institution in the United States with a degree-granting college incorporating all the essential features of the traditional tutorial system. We pattern this fundamental teaching approach after systems existing for centuries at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England.
 

HONORS

What the Honors Tutorial has in common with other honors programs and colleges is the presence of the word "honors" in its name. The similarities end there. HTC is a tutorial college for honors-caliber students. The difference is not merely semantic but substantive and profound. A tutorial college provides self-motivated, creative, and disciplined students with unprecedented opportunities for intellectual development from the moment they arrive on campus as freshmen until the time they cross the stage at graduation as seniors.

TUTORIAL

The Honors Tutorial College is based on the centuries old tutorial system of undergraduate education developed at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. A tutorial consists of either one student and one professor or a very small group of students and a professor. Instruction is undertaken through dialogue rather than lecture. HTC students are required to take substantial portion of their academic work through tutorials although they also enroll every academic quarter in traditional courses. A tutorial-based education lays the foundation for success in graduate and professional school and career opportunities. It also sets the stage for life-long intellectual engagement.

COLLEGE

The Honors Tutorial College houses only 200 students in 25 programs of study. Its size and its resources allow for the maintenance of a community of young scholars who have an essential leadership role to play in the life of the larger university. They demonstrate both in and outside the classroom that being passionate about their own interests and the world around them matters deeply.