Burnett Honors College
The Burnett Honors College is an academic college of the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida, USA. Founded in 1998 as the University Honors Program, it was expanded and renamed in 2002 in response to a $1.5 million gift by Al and Nancy Burnett. The dean of the college is Alvin Y. Wang, Ph.D.
The college administers UCF's two honors programs, University Honors and Honors in the Major, through programs of advanced study at the university's main campus in Orlando. The honors program encompasses students who are also in one of UCF's eleven other academic colleges, but have applied to and been accepted to The Burnett Honors College. The college offers an honors dormitory in the Towers at Knights Plaza, and honors students are assisted with applying for prestigious post-graduate honors and fellowships, and are entitled to priority scheduling, specialized academic advisers, smaller classes that benefit from a more hands-on approach, and specialty courses and programs.
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