University Honors students can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Access to smaller, interactive Honors-only courses
• Personalized interactions with Honors faculty and staff
• Priority registration for courses each semester
• Honors-sponsored academic, social, and service events and programs beyond the classroom
• Retreat for new freshmen at the NIU Lorado Taft campus
• Honors Center with supportive staff, a computer lab, and quiet study and meeting spaces
• Peer mentor program for new Honors students
• Individualized Honors academic advising (in addition to college-specific advising)
• Eligibility to become a member of the Honors Student Association
• Option to reside in the Honors House living-learning community
• Ability to apply for Honors EYE grant and other funding opportunities
• Opportunity to complete a focused independent project with a faculty member
• Honors notation on NIU transcript and recognition at commencement
• Significant credential for graduate school and the job market
• Opportunities to expand intellectual capacity and professional network
• Option to join Honors Alumni Council after graduation