Message from the Dean
Are you a high-achieving student? Do you enjoy small classes and interacting with your classmates and instructors? Are you (or do you want to be) a well-rounded person? Do you want to be a campus and community leader?
Then the UTRGV Honors College is for you!
Students in the UTRGV Honors College follow our basic honors curriculum, the Rafael and Carmen Guerra Honors Program.
The UTRGV Honors College is open to students from any major. To find out more, click on the links above. To apply to join the UTRGV Honors College, click on one of the links to the left.
Honors College in the News
JULY 29, 2024 - More than just a white coat: Honors College students from the Vaqueros MD program among UTRGV School of Medicine's Class of '28. (Full story here.)
MAY 13, 2024 - From the Valley to the Hill: UTRGV grads benefit from Archer Center Fellowships. (Full story here.)
OCT. 5, 2023 - Dr. Robert Bradley, associate dean of the UTRGV Honors College, has published a book entitled "Eating Peru: A Gastronomic Journey." (Full story here.)
OCT. 5, 2023 - A UTRGV press release describes the Honors College's Summer 2023 study abroad program in Peru. (Full story here.)
SEPT. 13, 2023 - Welcome to the 2023 cohort of the PACT (Physician Assistant Career Track), an early assurance program for UTRGV Honors College students to get into the UTRGV Physician Assistant master's program.
FEB. 17, 2023 - UTRGV Honors College is part of a nationwide consortium developing innovative curriculum in food, agriculture, natural, and human sciences. (Full story here.)
DEC. 1, 2022 - UTRGV Honors College Vaqueros MD graduate on avoiding burnout. (Full story here.)
NOV. 22, 2022 - Early assurance programs (including Vaqueros MD, a joint program between the UTRGV School of Medicine and the UTRGV Honors College) pave the way for underrepresented students in health professions. (Full story here.)
OCT. 11, 2021 - UTRGV graduate students interning in Washington DC with the Archer Program. (Full story here.)
OCT. 6, 2021 - The inaugural cohorts of UTRGV's early assurance programs complete their first year. (Full story here.)
MAY 4, 2020 - An incoming UTRGV Honors College student is featured in a national news story about the impact of covid19 on college admissions and enrollments. (Full story here.)
NOV. 25, 2019 - The dean of the Honors College at UT-Rio Grande Valley says his goal before retirement is to produce the region’s first Rhodes Scholar. ( Full story here.)
NOV. 20, 2019 - Starting in Spring 2020, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will launch its new Physician Assistant Career Track (PACT) program, designed for South Texas high school students moving toward a Master of Physician Assistant Studies . ( Full story here.)
OCT. 21, 2019 – The UTRGV School of Medicine, in partnership with the Honors College, has announced a new early-assurance, pre-med program for high school students throughout the Rio Grande Valley. ( Full story here.)