Honors Tracks

IUP offers honors tracks for the following majors.
Honors tracks provide opportunities for advanced study within your major. They provide useful career experience and can be great preparation for graduate school.
Honors tracks are open to all students in these majors; being part of the Cook Honors College is not a requirement.
Business, Honors Program B.S.
High achievers enjoy extra opportunities in the business honors program.
Early Childhood/Special Education, BSEd
The Early Childhood–Special Education bachelor of education degree program prepares students to be highly qualified, competent, and effective teachers of all learners from pre-K through grade 4 and of learners in special education pre-K through grade 8.
Early Childhood/Special Education Urban Track, BSEd
The Early Childhood-Special Education, Urban Track, bachelor of education program prepares students for teaching in urban school districts, especially in low-income communities with high minority enrollments, where the need for highly qualified teachers is often great.
Middle-Level Education, Grades 4-8, BSEd
The Middle Level Education bachelor of science in education program prepares you to teach grades 4–8 with a specialization in math, English/language arts, social studies, or science.
Psychology/Honors Track, BA
The honors program has been developed to enrich the education of qualified psychology majors.
Physics Education, BSEd
Physics teachers are among the most sought after in the field of education. You serve your students as well as the community by passing on the fundamental knowledge of science.
Art Education, BSEd
Lead a creative classroom. Teach art. IUP has a national reputation for excellence in teacher education.
Mathematics, BS
The Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree will prepare you for graduate studies in mathematics or for a professional career in fields such as financial forecasting, space systems, transportation, cryptography, construction, computer systems, medicine, robotics, economics, statistical analysis, government industry, or management science.
Mathematics/Applied Track, BS
Under the guidance of IUP’s Mathematics faculty, you’ll take classes such as Calculus II, Probability and Statistics for Natural Sciences, Differential Equations, and Introduction to Mathematical Proofs.
Biochemistry, BS
As a Biochemistry major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, you’ll gain the top-quality preparation you’ll need to begin your career or to gain admittance to graduate and professional schools.