April 6, 2026
Read the Fall 2025 Newsletter!
Read about all the wonderful activities and accomplishments of our Honors students and faculty in the Fall 2025 Honors Newsletter! The Honors Newsletter is entirely written, edited and designed by our talented Honors Newsletter Committee. Congratulations!!
Tell us about your Extracurricular Activities!
Our Newsletter Team wants to feature in the Spring 2026 newsletter what our students do outside of class. Please take a quick minute to fill out this Extracurricular Activities Form to let them know. Thanks!
THIS FRIDAY IS OPEN HOUSE!
We expect prospective students to stop by the Commons this Friday. Honors Ambassadors will be there to answer questions. But if you happen to be in the Commons and see a newly admitted student, be sure to welcome them to Cal Poly. We are in the process of reviewing applications to the Honors Program (we received 2K applications!). We will be sending our acceptances to the Honors program in the next two weeks!
Check out the Honors Events coming up this Quarter!
Click on the EVENTS link on the Honors website.
Last Day to Add/Drop is April 9th!
There are a few seats available in the following Honors Seminars!
HNRS 299-01: Mondays 2:10pm-3:00pm, Lean and Loafe: Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself"
HNRS 299-07: Tuesdays 4:10-5:00pm, Spike Lee to Ousmane Sembène: Filmmaking in Africa and the Diaspora
HNRS 299-10: Thursdays 10:10am-11:00am; Leadership and Group Dynamics (This seminar can be used to substitute for HNRS 261)
REMEMBER: If you need a permission number please email honors@calpoly.edu.
A Note About Cross-Listed Courses
REMEMBER! The only way to get credit for an honors course is if you register under HNRS. Just because a course is cross-listed does NOT mean it is an honors section. Honors sections are only honors sections if you can enroll under HNRS. Otherwise it is NOT an honors section and you will not get honors credit for the course.
Attention Graduating Seniors! RSVP the Honors Graduation Celebration!
If you will be graduating from Cal Poly in 2026 (i.e., WN26, SP26, or FA26) you are invited to attend Honors Commencement on June 3rd (5-7PM). Please use this link to RSVP. Please complete the survey even if you are unable to attend so we have accurate numbers. The RSVP deadline is Monday May 5th. Feel free to email honors@calpoly.edu with any questions or comments.
Attention First Years!
To ensure you have a plan and are making good progress toward your Honors Requirements, we are requiring all first years to meet with a Peer Advisor by the end of Spring quarter 2026; June 5th!. Before meeting with the Peer Advisor fill out the 4-Year Check List. You can indicate on the checklist when you plan to complete certain requirements and what you think you will do for your High Impact Practice. Bring the form with you to your check in and have the Peer Advisor sign and collect the form. First years who do not complete a check by end of Spring 26 quarter will not receive priority registration in WN27.
Tentative Course Offerings AY 2026-2027 Now Available
The Tentative Course Offerings link reflects which Honors courses will be available next year, AY 2026-27 when we move to semesters. Remember this can change as we add new courses so check back frequently.
Study Abroad Opportunity
CIEE and Karen Collias, founder of Knowledge Without Borders, today announced a $50,000 philanthropic agreement to establish the Knowledge Without Borders: Democracy and Memory Fellowship, which will support student participation in a 12-week, Berlin-based study abroad program focused on exploring the past to better understand the present.
The Fellowship will provide a minimum of four $10,000 scholarships for first-generation, Pell-eligible undergraduate students to enroll in CIEE’s Berlin Open Campus Block program for 12 weeks (two six-week academic blocks), opening the door to study abroad for students who might otherwise never have the chance to engage in transformative international learning.
Cal Poly application for the CIEE Open Campus Berlin program (Blocks II + III) by April 15.
April is Sexual Assault Action Month!
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Check out what's happening at Career Services THIS WEEK!
Don't miss the workshops and events to prepare you for your profession or graduate school. Click on the Career Services website.
How to submit an announcement for the Weekly Update!
If you have an event that you want to share with our Honors Community, please complete the form (see link below). Announcements received by Sunday 11:59pm will be included in the Weekly Update posted on Monday.
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/4589651/Honors-Weekly-Update-Announcement-Request
Honors Program Information!
E-mail: honors@calpoly.edu
Have questions? See the Peer Advising link.
For questions about Study Abroad, see our Study Abroad Peer Advising!
Check out the faculty, staff and students who make up the Honors Leadership Team! We are all here to help you so feel free to reach out to anyone on the team if you have questions.
Need someone to talk to?
Reach out to Cal Poly's Counseling Services. They are there to support your emotional health and well being!
