My daughter absolutely loves living in Smith Hall! As a parent, her living situation has given me peace of mind knowing that she is safe, content and living with students who strive to do their best and have a similar mind set. - Julie, Smith parent
Smith Hall and HRAP have provided me a platform to meet my best friends, smaller sized classes that have given me the opportunity to form close relationships with my professors within the large institution. –Shauna Montoya, Resident & Student Leader
I have absolutely loved my time in the Honors RAP. –Nadyah Spahn, Resident and Student Leader
Honors RAP, located in Smith Hall, is a challenging, supportive and inclusive co-educational living-learning community open to honors-qualified students, both freshmen and continuing students. In fact, continuing students are encouraged and have the opportunity to become student leaders within Honors RAP, helping shape the program and mentor incoming students.
By becoming part of the Honors RAP community, you will surround yourself with other bright, highly motivated students, enjoy small seminar-style classes, and have the opportunity to work closely with Honors faculty. Through its classes and its extra-curricular activities, Honors RAP integrates the diverse disciplines of the College of Arts and Sciences with the opportunities and challenges of real world experiences. In short, we aspire to offer the best educational experience possible to qualified CU undergraduates.
If you are honors-qualified, we invite you to join our community.
Through its classes, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, Honors RAP promotes connections between its faculty and students, who represent over 50 distinct disciplines. We aspire to offer a liberal arts experience filled with intelletual breadth and learning opportunities and student-initiated events to qualified CU undergraduates. Students living in the Honors RAP take one HRAP course per semester and are encouraged to participate in co-curricular activities and extra-curricular activities. All Honors RAP students reside in Smith Hall, which houses approximately 330 students and is part of the Kittredge Neighborhood.
Benefits:
Academically, the Arts & Sciences Honors RAP students are provided with the advantages of a small liberal arts college experience— small seminar-style classes, close contact with faculty and other students, a strong supportive community.
The Honors RAP also offers returning students the opportunity for leadership within their own living-learning community. The Honors RAP student leaders serve as mentors for first year students, work closely with Honors RAP Directors, develop their own leadership skills, choose and implement extra-curricular activities, and serve as residence hall staff.
Investment:
The Arts & Sciences Honors RAP program fee, as with all RAP program fees, is $850 for the academic year and subject to change. It is a one-time, non-refundable fee which covers the cost of small, seminar-style courses in the RAP, academic support and enrichment through co-curricular activities, community-building events, and guest speakers. These programs and activities are offered exclusively to Honors RAP students. The RAP fee is in addition to tuition, fees, room & board and will be applied to the student’s fall semester bill.
All students are required to complete the mandatory Honors RAP contract, which is in addition to the Housing contract.
Find Your Community. Be Your Potential.
This year, there have been a variety of local events and initiatives, in which Honors RAP students have organized or been involved.
Check our student newsletters (The Smithsonian) and our events summaries and announcements.
