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Exploratory Studies Honors
If you are good at almost anything, how do you decide on just one major? Why not find the thing at which you will be great? This LC offers out-of-class activities and events that will help you and students like you in your quest to find the right major at Purdue. You will have time to explore your potential in a setting that is academically, professionally, and socially engaging. Everyone in the LC will take the Exploratory Studies-only course EDPS 10500 (Academic and Career Planning) for Honors credit. The instructor for the EDPS course will also be your academic advisor in Exploratory Studies. You will be placed in the Honors College & Residences, where all Honors College students live, further enhancing the sense of community.
For specific questions regarding the Exploratory Scholars Honors LC, please email Colleen Banter (brownce@purdue.edu).
Eligibility
- First-time beginning students admitted to Exploratory Studies who have an interest in learning about Honors opportunities at Purdue.
- Must be admitted to the Honors College.
Residential Component
- Optional. The location of learning community housing will be determined based on the incoming size and needs of the learning community.
- A signed housing contract is required to apply to this learning community. Once a housing contract is completed, you will indicate your learning community housing preference within the learning community application. Applications received by the priority deadline will be considered first.
- If you want to be placed with a preferred roommate and be admitted to a learning community with an optional residential component, both you and your roommate must apply (and be admitted) to a learning community with an optional residential component. Students admitted to learning communities with a required residential component cannot be paired with students admitted to learning communities with an optional residential component.
- For specific question regarding learning communities, email learningcommunities@purdue.edu.
- Completing a housing contract is a separate process from applying to a learning community. If you have questions about housing, contact University Residences (https://www.housing.purdue.edu/) at housing@purdue.edu.
Duration
Fall Semester Only
Associated Courses and Information
Fall Courses:
EDPS 10500 (3 credits) - Academic and Career Planning Honors
Every fee eligible student involved with a learning community (LC) at Purdue will be assessed the $200 LC fee to their university account. These funds support activities and travel, signature LC events, housing assignments and/or course registration and instructor stipends.
Events and Activities Included:
- Introduction to Purdue resources
- Purdue Convocations Productions
- Periodic meals with instructor
- Guest speakers
- Sporting Events
- Alumni & Junior/Senior chat nights
- Game nights
- Athletic facilities tours
- Self-defense classes
- Craft events such as painting ceramics
- Movie and bowling nights
Information above is subject to change. If you are placed in the LC, the associated courses will be on your schedule prior to you registering for the rest of your courses.
