Honors Fellows Program

  • The Honors Fellows program recognizes students admitted to Lake Forest College with exemplary high school careers and high promise for independent study and research at the College.

    Fewer than 10%
    of applicants to the College are offered the opportunity to apply for the Honors Fellows Program.

    Only a select few students are invited to become Honors Fellows. They are expected to produce independent research and present findings at the annual Student Symposium, in addition to creating distinguished senior theses.

    Fewer than 10% of applicants to Lake Forest College are invited to apply for the Honors Fellows program. Those admitted to the program are granted a number of unique opportunities and distinctions:

    • Fellows receive an Honors Fellow designation on their transcript.
    • Fellows receive special invitations to College lectures and guest presentations, including exclusive engagements with speakers. 
    • Fellows who maintain at least a 3.6 GPA in the fall semester of their first year will be offered the opportunity to enroll in a fifth course in the following semester for no additional charge.
      • A typical student course load is 4 courses each semester. The opportunity to take an extra course, free of charge, is normally reserved only for upper-division students who qualify for the Dean’s List. With this option extended to first year Honors Fellows, they are given more flexibility during their college tenure for research, study abroad, internships, or independent study.
    • Honors Fellows may be given a special opportunity to enroll in the College’s sophomore and junior honors seminars, in years when these are offered.
    • Honors Fellows must maintain a 3.3 GPA at the end of each academic year to remain in the program.
    • All Honors Fellows are invited to apply to become a Richter Scholar. Those accepted into the Richter Scholar Summer Research Program conduct primary research with Lake Forest College faculty in the summer following their first year.
    • All Honors Fellows are invited to apply to serve as Peer Mentors for the First-Year studies program their sophomore year and later. This leadership program is exclusive to Honors Fellows.

Resources for Fellows

 

The Honors Fellows Committee is always looking for your input! We want the HF experience to be as dynamic and fruitful as possible.

Please contact Prof. Shubhik DebBurman if you have any suggestions: debburman@lfc.edu, x6040.

 

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Honors Fellows | Class of 2013

 

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Honors Fellows | Class of 2014

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Honors Fellows | Class of 2015