Lewis Honors College

Prospective Students: Schedule Your Visit! HS Seniors: LHC decisions will be available mid-February

By the Numbers

100% Experiential Education Participation

98% First-Year Retention Rate

91% Employment or Graduate/Professional School

Mission in Action

Explore Your Purpose

Honors advisors and the Center for Personal Development counselors partner with students in their exploration of purpose to cultivate self-awareness, well-being, and career readiness.

Honors at Kentucky has a long and proud history, dating back to 1958, and thousands of students have passed through our program, exploring themselves and the boundaries of thought with outstanding faculty.

Lead With Integrity

Providing leadership development opportunities enables students to fulfill their experiential credit while bolstering lifelong skills to apply as a graduate student or employee.

Participating in Honors throughout my undergraduate career has helped me maintain a holistic education. I am interested in science and medicine in my career and having Honors classes that address the role of the humanities in these fields has really broadened my perspective.

Kayli Bolton '23

Gates Cambridge Scholar

Why Honors?

Honors Residential Experience

Center for Personal Development

Internship, Research, Education Abroad, Service-Learning Opportunities

Dedicated Honors Faculty

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News and Events

Ryan Brennan and Sarisha Lohano (from left) selected as Physiology Scholars

Physiology Scholars Program welcomes new cohort focused on biomedical research

By Lindsay Travis Nov 27, 2024

Lewis Honors College students, Ryan Brennan and Sarisha Lohano, have been selected to be part of the new cohort of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Physiology Scholars Program.

Winners of the 60th annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards

2024 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

By Zoey Schwartz Nov 22, 2024

Lewis Honors College students represented nearly half of the Oswald Research and Creativity Competition award-winners in 2024. Honors College students received first and second place awards in the categories of Biological Sciences, Physical and Engineering Sciences, and second place awards in Fine Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities: Critical Research.

UK student Akua Asamoah Asamoah donated 500 books and received $500 in grant funding to provide technology to a school in rural Ghana

CATS for Ghana poised to help overseas students excel

By Adrienne Clarke and Tom Musgrave Nov 21, 2024

Lewis Honors College sophomore Akua Asamoah founded CATS for Ghana, "an organization brought about to reduce health and educational inequality in Ghana", in March 2024 as a UK freshman.

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Honor the Balance: Chair Massage & Crafts

Dec 12, 2:00 pm - Dec 12, 4:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

Honors Thesis Showcase

Dec 17, 5:00 pm - Dec 17, 7:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge and Classrooms

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

Honors Medal Ceremony

Dec 19, 4:00 pm - Dec 19, 5:00 pm

Lewis Scholars Lounge

420 Hilltop Ave, Lexington, KY

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Lewis Honors College

By the Numbers

Mission in Action

Explore Your Purpose

Develop Intellectually

Lead With Integrity

Why Honors?

Honors Residential Experience

Center for Personal Development

Internship, Research, Education Abroad, Service-Learning Opportunities

Dedicated Honors Faculty

Interested in Learning More?

News and Events

Physiology Scholars Program welcomes new cohort focused on biomedical research

2024 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

CATS for Ghana poised to help overseas students excel

Honor the Balance: Chair Massage & Crafts

Honors Thesis Showcase

Honors Medal Ceremony

Campus Map

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