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Innovation Academy

Honors Program

You Should Know

As a member of the Innovation Academy, you will benefit from personal academic advising by highly qualified faculty, allowing you to customize your degree. You will be cared for as you prepare for a career and as you deepen your faith. We will feed your intellectual curiosity through the Innovation Academy.

Get a taste of the Innovation Academy in this video with current students who share their experience with the program.

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  • Additional scholarships available
  • Customizable curriculum
  • Research partnerships with professors
  • Graduate school readiness
  • 30-40% of MNU honors students double major or select a minor to pair with their major.
  • If you are a high achiever, MNU’s Innovation Academy can make your college experience more challenging and fulfilling. Students often study abroad, complete internships and practicums and can build their professional network by connecting with students from other universities that are also members of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC).

Innovation Academy Director Rion Taylor walks you through the details of the program in this video.

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Applicant Requirements

Honors students enjoy the freedom to customize approximately 15% of their coursework in ways that enable them to excel at reaching their academic and career goals. Honors students create space in their schedules to study abroad, pursue minors or double majors, conduct original research with faculty mentors, enjoy internships and practicums, or graduate early.

  • GPA of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale)
  • Portfolio submission

Annual Scholarship Renewal

Scholarships are renewed yearly on the basis of the student’s good standing as measured by the following criteria:

  • Minimum 3.5 GPA
  • Full-time enrollment (12+ credit hours per semester)
  • Minimum grade of B in Honors coursework
  • Meeting once each semester with their Honors Advisor

 

The Honors Program opens the door to personal and professional enrichment through curiosity, caring, collaboration and creativity. It’s not more work, it’s different work.