Honor Scholar is DePauw's interdisciplinary honors program, open to students for any major. Scholars take interdisciplinary seminars across the arts, sciences, and social sciences. In their senior year, they write a self-designed thesis with a faculty committee they help choose.
Honor Scholar & Fellow Programs
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Media Fellows
Media Fellows integrate four semesters at The DePauw newspaper, WGRE radio, or D3 Network, with a professional internship and a senior capstone. Students get hands-on studio experience, land off-campus internships, and meet media professionals through a regular speaker series.
Management Fellows
More than 1,000 graduates of DePauw's Management Fellows graduates now work in finance, consulting, and leadership roles worldwide. The program pairs eight core credits, including a full-time internship, with one elective and a senior seminar, building business skills on top of a liberal arts foundation.
Environmental Fellows
Environmental Fellows follows a four-year plan: a first-year seminar, six courses across the natural and social sciences, a practicum, and a senior capstone. Open to any major, it trains problem-solvers to tackle climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss and environmental justice.
Science Research Fellows
Science Research Fellows is a four-year research track for science majors. Students write proposals, do science coursework, participate in an eight to ten week research experience supported by two professional skills courses, and enjoy close faculty mentorship.
Global Studies Fellows
Global Studies Fellows adds a global lens to any major. Students complete two core courses in a thematic track, two in a regional track, language study, a global experience abroad or at home, and a capstone – plus paid leadership opportunities and two Global Insight events per semester.
Information Technology Associates Program (ITAP)
ITAP is a paid, year-long, on-campus internship, open to any major with no work-study required. Students work on real technology projects alongside faculty and staff, build professional and leadership skills without leaving campus.