Implemented in Fall 2013, the new University Honors Program Curriculum consists of a writing-intensive and Ignatian-focused core curriculum, including a First-Year Seminar, a one credit hour Ignatian Colloquium (taken in the first semester), a Social Justice Seminar (taken in the second or third year), and Ethics; Honors seminars in literature, philosophy, religious studies, history, social/behavioral science, natural science, mathematics, and fine arts that replace ICC and at least some ACC requirements; and six honors credits in the major, including at least three credit hours of senior t

Honors students can be found pursuing majors in each of Loyola's four colleges, engaging in a wide variety of extracurricular activities and participating as members of many student organizations. Many Honors students are active and have leadership positions in university clubs, intercollegiate and intramural sports, fraternities and sororities, and student government activities.  

The University Honors Program aims at providing a challenging experience for Honors students beyond the classroom.

Although no single or definitive honors program model can or should be superimposed on all Jesuit institutions, the AJCU Honors Consortium has identified a number of essential characteristics that still might inspire our honors programs, and thereby unify our diverse efforts. No matter what form the various programs take, each is firmly committed to the goals of forming well educated men and women of intellectual depth who embody a solidarity with the poor and vulnerable, a firm commitment to a faith that does justice, and a life of servant leadership with and for others. 

Incoming First-Year Students

The mission of the Loyola University Honors Program is to provide an enriching academic environment that fosters a strong sense of community and challenges our students to utilize their gifts to become men and women for and with others.    

This Committee is tasked with making informal attempts to address the grievance of any faculty member. For a full description of the duties and responsibilities of the committee, see Chapter 16-20 of the Faculty Handbook.

Policies and Procedures

In order to initiate a meeting with the UCC, the aggrieved faculty member must provide digital copies of the following information to the Chair of the UCC, and it must be provided simultaneously:

Intellectual Property Rights Policy

2016 Intellectual Property Rights Policy (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

The Facilities Planning Committee, formerly called the University Space Allocation Committee, shall review proposals for the allocation, reallocation, or change in use of existing university space and shall make recommendations on those proposals to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (DEIC) is a Faculty Handbook Committee that advises the president on matters pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion at Loyola.