The benefits of the Great Books Honors College are many and diverse. Some of these include the following.

• Interdisciplinary coursework - The Great Books Sequence courses all include a variety of authors on a number of different topics from a myriad of perspectives. Additionally, in their contract courses, students are encouraged to continue using the great texts (and the ideas in them) examined while in their introductory honors courses.
• Smaller class sizes - The maximum size for each Great Books Sequence course is 15 students, and usually in a few sections, this number is even smaller. Further, the designated honors contract courses for each major typically feature low student/faculty ratios. These small classes allow better student-student and student-faculty interaction in the classroom.
• Interactive classes - Instead of the typical lecture class experience, students in Great Books Sequence courses participate in a round-table discussion of the assigned readings. Faculty, in addition to their role as teachers in this setting, serve as guides. This characteristic frequently this expresses itself through dialogue with students normally permeated with Socratic questioning. Other students are likewise encouraged to take part in this approach of teaching through asking intelligent, reflective questions with the result that the Great Books Sequence classes are regularly stimulating and lively. Moreover, in their contract courses, honors students frequently find fields for greater interaction often including, but not limited to, class presentations of personal, scholarly research.
• Strong community - As a direct outgrowth of the in-class experience, the body of students and faculty associated with the Great Books Honors College form a unique bond with one another as they share, critique, and re-articulate their own thoughts on some of the greatest ideas in history. However, this element especially (among all the other benefits of the Honors College) extends beyond the classroom. Honors College students, while definitely enjoying interaction with students and faculty outside the College, often find a special bond with other Honors College members. This bond (with students and faculty) often takes the form of mentoring, friendship, and other relationships that permeate the university experience.
• Preference for job placement and/or graduate school - Honors students are often given preference in the job and graduate school application process for their demonstrated dedication to learning and their proven ability to perform at a higher-than-average level of excellence.

As you can see from only this very short roll-call, the benefits of the Great Books Honors College are quite numerous in and outside the classroom, before and after graduation.