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Facilities and Services

The UTSA Honors College provides the following opportunities to members of the college:
Counseling and Priority Registration. The honors staff provides academic counseling for all honors students. Honors College students are given priority registration if they preregister for the following semester through the Honors College and are enrolling in a qualifying course.
Honors Scholarships.The Honors College, in conjunction with the UTSA Scholarship Office, annually awards numerous Honors scholarships. Most Honors scholarships are renewable for up to three years for students who maintain the requisite 3.25 GPA and complete an Honors course each semester. More information on scholarships is available in the Office of the Dean of the Honors College.
Honors Undergraduate Research Programs. The Honors Undergraduate Research Program assists students in finding research assistantships in their academic disciplines. In addition, the UTSA Undergraduate Fellows Program provides students working on an Honors thesis with financial assistance for research projects.
Honors Study Abroad. The Honors Study Abroad Program works with the International Programs Office to offer opportunities for Honors students to acquire new knowledge and understanding of the people, events, movement, ideas, and objects of cultures other than their own. Scholarships are available through the International Education Fund.
Honors Internships. Honors students are encouraged to work in their fields prior to graduation. Internships may be assigned locally, nationally, and internationally. Students may earn credit for Honors internship experiences.
Undergraduate and Graduate Fellowships. The Honors College coordinates on-campus efforts to assist graduating students interested in applying for graduate awards such as Rhodes Scholarships, Marshall Scholarships, Mellon Fellowships for the Humanities, NSF Fellowships, and Gates Cambridge Scholarships. Additionally, the Honors College staff identifies and assists students interested in undergraduate awards such as the Harry S. Truman Scholarships and Goldwater Scholarships.
Participation in Honors Councils. The UTSA Honors College is an institutional member of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC), the Great Plains Honors Council (GPHC), and the Council of Honors Administrators in Texas (CHAT). These organizations support honors education in the United States and address issues that face higher education and honors programs across the country. Honors students are encouraged to participate in these organizations and are, thus, able to meet and interact with honors students from across the region and nation.