A Unique Baccalaureate Experience at UIS
The UIS Capital Scholars Honors Program is a four-year baccalaureate program, open to a small number of highly qualified college students, that provides a challenging, interdisciplinary educational experience in which high-achieving and motivated students gain understanding and leadership skills to engage the world. Combining honors courses, UIS general education requirements, and any of the 35 undergraduate majors offered by UIS, the CAP Honors Program is an opportunity for a diverse group of scholars to maximize their undergraduate experience and competitively prepare for their future academic and career goals.
Why Join the Honors Program?
There are plenty of reasons to join, and here are just a few benefits the UIS Capital Scholars Honors Program offers:
- Scholarships available for all students admitted to the program
- A challenging, interdisciplinary and integrated curriculum that
- stresses critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, creativity and research skills
- A curricular and programmatic focus on building leadership and career-readiness
- Participation in the CAP Honors Living Learning Community (Students are required to live on campus their first two years.)
- Numerous programmatic and university-wide opportunities for personal, academic, social and civic growth
- including undergraduate research, internships, and study away (Check out some CAP study away testimonials!)
- Peer tutoring for honors courses
- A reknown peer mentoring program
- A brand new university-owned laptop for use while enrolled in CAP Honors
- A dedicated staff
- Connections to professional honors associations: National Collegiate Honors Council and Honors Council of the Illinois Region
CAP Faculty
Capital Scholars Honors professors are among the strongest teachers and scholars at UIS and come from among the best graduate schools around the nation and the world. The CAP Program houses two full-time faculty in addition to the professors from various colleges on campus who devote one or two courses per year to the CAP curriculum while also teaching courses in one of UIS’ majors, minors, or graduate programs.
Living Learning Community
Founders Residence Hall is the focal point for a learning community in which honors students, faculty, and community members come together for enrichment and social activities. Illinois leaders from the public and private sectors - representing scientific, artistic and cultural interests - join with students for social and cultural events, workshops, and seminars. A wide range of campus social events and entertainment enliven the hours students spend away from their studies and help students just have fun!
Capital Scholars Open House Visit
If you are interested in a rich and rewarding experience, check out UIS during the next UIS Open House. To RSVP, contact the Admissions office at (800) 252-8533 or schedule a campus visit.
Contact Us
Interested in learning more about the Capital Scholars Honors Program at UIS? E-mail us at capitalscholars@uis.edu or call our main office at (217) 206-7246 to request a Zoom meeting. Include your full name, contact number or e-mail, and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Want to schedule an on-campus visit? We can work to arrange that, too! We look forward to hearing from you!
Application review for Fall 2027 will begin mid-October.
- Dr. Elise LoBue – Interim Director of CAP Honors
- Cortney Trencevski – CAP Honors Admissions Counselor, Academic Advisor
Share Your News
If you or a fellow CAP student have done something “newsworthy” recently and would like to be featured on our website, email our student worker, Emily Lupi at elupi2@uis.edu, to have your name and accomplishments or events put on this page.
